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From: Chris Byrnes <chris@jeah.net>
To: Jonathan Slivko <js43064n@stmail.pace.edu>
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Subject: Re: Whats the difference between -STABLE & -RELEASE?
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> Hello all, > Sorry for sounding like a newbie, but whats the
> difference between FreeBSD -RELEASE & FreeBSD -STABLE? From what I
> understand, the source tree is a little more conservative in what it
> lets through. Am I correct in assuming that? -- Jonathan M. Slivko

-RELEASE is just that, the first official release.  -STABLE includes all
the bug fixes and..stable code, for the most part.

-Chris


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