Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:03:49 -0800 From: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Chris Byrnes <chris@jeah.net> Cc: Jonathan Slivko <js43064n@stmail.pace.edu>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Whats the difference between -STABLE & -RELEASE? Message-ID: <200102262203.f1QM3nY94037@bmah-freebsd-0.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102261556080.63752-100000@awww.jeah.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102261556080.63752-100000@awww.jeah.net>
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--==_Exmh_-770955792P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If memory serves me right, Chris Byrnes wrote: > > 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. To rephrase this: -STABLE is one of the development tracks (for example, 4-STABLE). The different -RELEASEs are points along a stable development track after which some testing and quality assurance has been done. The term "4.2-STABLE" refers to the state of FreeBSD 4-STABLE at some time after 4.2-RELEASE, but it doesn't necessary pinpoint any particular snapshot. Bruce. --==_Exmh_-770955792P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.2 06/23/2000 iD8DBQE6mtLF2MoxcVugUsMRAoq3AKCIjWB3SgmJN2Bn95QkZ3iDKpfy7QCfX0V1 Q6cIc+4Q1iKXuIb/PGCdXXQ= =ZuDU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_-770955792P-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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