Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 19:53:51 -0800 (PST) From: -Vince- <vince@apollo.COSC.GOV> To: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, roberto@keltia.freenix.fr, jc@irbs.com, current@FreeBSD.org, FAQ@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 update Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951101195158.15405K-100000@apollo.COSC.GOV> In-Reply-To: <199511011945.LAA23144@ref.tfs.com>
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On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Julian Elischer wrote: > > > > > So what you are saying is that -release is really just -current > > > at some point? and -stable is just really -current before a -release? > > > > NO. > NO? > I think he has it right eventhough he says it a bit oddly.. Well, it was like 2am and I was up for 20 hours sitting here so I wasn't exactly awake ;) > -current always moves forwards. > every so often a 'branch' is made that is eventually made into a release.. > What I'm not sure of myself, is whether -stable > derives from -current, or from a previous (unstable?) release. > (because we are effectively doing both at the moment) That is what I wanted to know since I noticed after every release, people will sup -CURRENT and then like there will be a ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA version but now it seems like there is only SNAP, and STABLE whatever that is... Cheers, -Vince- vince@COSC.GOV - GUS Mailing Lists Admin UC Berkeley AstroPhysics - Electrical Engineering (Honorary B.S.) Chabot Observatory & Science Center - Board of Advisors Running FreeBSD - Real UN*X for Free! Linda Wong/Vivian Chow/Hacken Lee/Danny Chan Fan Club Mailiing Lists Admin
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