Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 17:20:27 -0600 (CST) From: "Jasper O'Malley" <jooji@webnology.com> To: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.0 = current ? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9812211716120.32409-100000@mercury.webnology.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812211138200.12914-100000@finland.ispro.net.tr>
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On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Evren Yurtesen wrote:
> hello
> I thought 3.0 version is not still a snapshot and it had been
> released so it is stable enough for using...am I wrong?
Yes, to a point. The -STABLE branch of development (currently at version
2.2.8) is the really stable one, hence the name.
> so why is it still called current?
Because that's exactly what it is, bleeding-edge current :) It's not meant
to be used on production machines, or any machine you're not particularly
prepared to have crash on you once in a while.
Cheers,
Mick
The Reverend Jasper P. O'Malley dotdot:jooji@webnology.com
Systems Administrator ringring:asktheadmiral
Webnology, LLC woowoo:http://www.webnology.com/~jooji
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