Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:56:11 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Marcio Cardenuto Mallavazzi <marcio.mallavazzi@unibanco.com.br> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about FreeBSD 5.3 Message-ID: <41C7F33B.7000509@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3B5700417F70BA4CA7D2EA98375EF64003157033@CAUUNI2K000MSG.unibanco> References: <3B5700417F70BA4CA7D2EA98375EF64003157033@CAUUNI2K000MSG.unibanco>
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Marcio Cardenuto Mallavazzi wrote:
> I have a doubt about FreeBSD 5.3. What is it: a Stable or a Release
> version?
> I'm sorry if this is a Dumb Question, but I guess it's a Stable Version.
> Specially because it's a Production Release.
Actually, there are both -RELEASE and -STABLE versions numbered 5.3 at
the moment.
5.3-RELEASE-p2 is the latest patchlevel on the RELENG_5_3 /Release/
branch. It's the recommended version version for new installs and
should be suitable for most server tasks.
5.3-STABLE is a moving target from the RELENG_4 development branch.
It should run stably and it can be used usefully as a desktop system
or whatever, but tracking -STABLE is not recommended for *absolutely has
to be up 24x7* type applications, because new functionality and support
for new hardware will be introduced, which can result in problems
occasionally. (In practice this very rarely happens: which is a great
tribute to the degree of care taken by FreeBSD developers).
See:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html
Cheers,
Matthew
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