Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 22:02:30 -0500 From: Matthew Graybosch <matthew@starbreaker.net> To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mysterious boot during the night Message-ID: <200111182159.11756@starbreaker.net> In-Reply-To: <005901c170a2$1cd5efc0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <005201c1706f$572afb80$6600000a@ach.domain> <20011119124150.R16195@monorchid.lemis.com> <005901c170a2$1cd5efc0$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 18 November 2001 21:30, you wrote: > Okay, I'm not very clear on all these different versions of the > OS, and my snooping around the FreeBSD site did not greatly > enlighten me. > > Which version of the OS is the version that would be distributed, > say, on boxed CDs, like the version I initially bought at the > store? I presume from what I've read that -CURRENT is more > volatile than STABLE; how do both of these relate to RELEASE (if > there is such a thing--my system mentions RELEASE on the > screensaver). - -RELEASE is the FreeBSD you get on packaged CDs. You could probably download ISOs of -STABLE and possibly -CURRENT, but those branches don't get packaged and sold. - -CURRENT is the development version of FreeBSD. Use if it you're a hacker or like to live on the edge. - -STABLE is the testing version, similar to Linux-Mandrake's "Cooker" distro. You'd use if if you absolutely can't wait for the next official release. - -RELEASE is the branch considered "suitable for use in production environments" -- mission-critical servers, etc. - -- Matthew Graybosch http://www.starbreaker.net GnuPG Key ID: 0x7D488659 "Sex, Unix, and rock 'n roll" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7+HZGcCiK1X1IhlkRApQHAJ4o+i4Qr3oOBb5ecxVUpfbolwDK8wCfRVv+ 5Bg8ZPpPT7DV7xKfep5Jc7c= =dnP5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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