Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:13:19 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> To: mudman <mudman@R181204.resnet.ucsb.edu> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Security Announcements? Message-ID: <20010411001319.H8173@scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.30.0104101527500.15117-100000@R181204.resnet.ucsb.edu> References: <20010410215014.A8173@scientia.demon.co.uk> <Pine.BSF.4.30.0104101527500.15117-100000@R181204.resnet.ucsb.edu>
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mudman wrote: > What would be the fundamental difference between the release and stable > branches? Why would one branch run less secure than another, especially > if both are used in server systems world wide? releases aren't branches, they're snapshots of a single point in time along the stable branch. If you cvsup -stable you'll get all the security (and other) fixes applied to it, if you just use a release you have to go out and find the security fixes yourself (not hard, given that they're all clearly mentioned in the advisories). Maybe some people prefer that. I just prefer the cvsup && make world combination. -- Ben Smithurst / ben@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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