From owner-freebsd-current Wed Jun 26 3: 5: 5 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from HAL9000.wox.org (12-233-156-170.client.attbi.com [12.233.156.170]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02D8B37B405 for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:04:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from HAL9000.wox.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by HAL9000.wox.org (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g5QA5AJ3003634; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:05:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from das@HAL9000.wox.org) Received: (from das@localhost) by HAL9000.wox.org (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g5QA59EK003633; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:05:09 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:05:09 -0700 From: David Schultz To: Avleen Vig Cc: Prasad Iyer , "freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: about freebsd current version Message-ID: <20020626030509.A3293@HAL9000.wox.org> Mail-Followup-To: Avleen Vig , Prasad Iyer , "freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org" References: <001501c21c53$24838ea0$1902a8c0@sutlej> <20020626073942.X71320-100000@apple.silverwraith.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020626073942.X71320-100000@apple.silverwraith.com>; from lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com on Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 07:43:24AM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Thus spake Avleen Vig : > I would recommend you install the -STABLE branch (the most stanble) or > -RELEASE (fairly stable with the probability of a few bugs here and > there). You have that backwards. (Admittedly, the historical nomenclature doesn't help.) -STABLE is a continually-evolving development branch like -CURRENT, but it is generally the target of more conservative, tested changes. Releases are periodically made from -STABLE after extensive testing. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message