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Thread-Topic: fbsd server version question
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From: "Peut Kotze" <PK@nanoteq.com>
To: "Dick Hoogendijk" <dick@nagual.st>,
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Subject: RE: fbsd server version question
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Hi

The cvs tags is a little different from what you have stated:
RELENG_4   is STABLE for the 4.X branch, including NEW development
RELENG_4_8 is "STABLE" for the 4.8 branch, only security fixes added=20
RELENG_4_8_0_RELEASE will give you the sources of the original 4.8
release.

Thus, I would suggest tracking RELENG_4_8 for your purposes.

For more info, read FreeBSD Handbook, Appendix A.7

Hope it Helps
Peut Kotze

-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Hoogendijk [mailto:dick@nagual.st]
Sent: 22 April 2003 04:11
To: freebsd-questions
Subject: fbsd server version question


I want to replace my linux debian woody server at home for a FreeBSD-4.8
server. It'll be on the net 24/7
What's best: FreeBSD-4.8.RELEASE (RELENG_4_8) or should I track (cvsup)
FreeBSD-4.8.STABLE (RELENG_4) ?
The latter gives me security patches, but will it really be
stable?

--=20
dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE
++ Running FreeBSD 4.8 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody)
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