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Subject: Re: 4.1.1-Stable
In-Reply-To: <200011081157.MAA14413@splat.grant.org> from Michael Grant at "Nov 8, 2000 12:57:01 pm"
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> 
> >  There is only one CURRENT and it has 5 for the leading digit.
> >  There are three RELENG branches (more or less) alive,
> >  RELENG_2, RELENG_3 and RELENG_4.
> >  RELENG branches cycle through STABLE -> BETA -> RELEASE -> STABLE ...
> >  BETA is the lockdown and test period prior to RELEASE when things are
> > most stable. RELEASE is a point, and STABLE is the rest of the time.
> 
> So, if I suck down RELENG_4 today, what do I get?  4.2beta or 4.1.1?
> 

You will get at least 4.2beta, but as i have not supped for a couple of days, I cant say. It could be anything, it does not matter, they are essensially the same, except that 4.2 beta will have more bug fixes in it.

Bap.


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