Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:45:20 -0800 From: "Jon Holstrom" <jon@web-tricks.net> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freeBSD 5.5 Prerelease ( 5.4 stable ) Message-ID: <000c01c62e8b$4a22bc00$fac8a8c0@dragon> References: <43E7EDA2.7070807@rogers.com> <001201c62b84$4d591900$fac8a8c0@dragon> <20060207014535.GA10328@xor.obsecurity.org> <3aaaa3a0602082040l4917c5cfo@mail.gmail.com> <20060209054333.GA68771@xor.obsecurity.org><00aa01c62e76$6e552410$fac8a8c0@dragon> <43ECF0C5.7000306@chillt.de>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Bartosz Fabianowski" <freebsd@chillt.de> To: "Jon Holstrom" <jon@web-tricks.net> Cc: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 12:00 PM Subject: Re: freeBSD 5.5 Prerelease ( 5.4 stable ) >> but i need a working OS, not a bata ! > > If you don't like using a beta (nothing wrong with that), you definitely > should not be using -stable either. There are even less promises > regarding the reliability and quality of -stable than there are of a > beta. After all, during the prerelease and beta cycles, the tree is > getting in shape for a release and there is a focus on fixing as many > little nits as possible. In between releases, bigger MFCs might hit > -stable from time to time and make it less reliable. > > So, while you are getting confused by the branch name changing, you > should also rethink whether you want -stable at all. It really seems > like you should be aiming for RELENG_5_4 (and then RELENG_5_5 once 5.5 > is out) instead. > > - Bartosz >____________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Thank you much for your input. after thinking this over a few weeks ago, it did seem to be the best bet to go for 5.4 stable. i gave 6.0 release its chance, things didnt seem to work as i needed them. 5.4 release does not support Eclipse 3.1 at all. this is why i needed 5.4 stable ! as hard as i tried to stay simple on using FreeBSD, FreeBSD led me to 5.4 stable as of Feb1, 2006 at 10:00 GMT..... all working this far. Software has its own mind, it will & has led us here. i could go on & on about what i think about all this. but the truth is, FreeBSD software led me here ! What i am upto with freebsd 5.4 stable ? --==--==--==--==--==--==--==-- FreeBSD 5.4 stable. Apache 1.3 PHP4 MySQL 4.1 OSCommerce 2.2 MS2 JavaSDK 1.4 Tomcat 5 Eclipse 3.1 <------- needs 5.4 stable PHPEclipse --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--
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