Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:59:36 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Matthew Graybosch <matthew@starbreaker.net> Cc: Anthony Atkielski <anthony@atkielski.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mysterious boot during the night Message-ID: <20011119135936.S16195@monorchid.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <200111182159.11756@starbreaker.net> References: <005201c1706f$572afb80$6600000a@ach.domain> <20011119124150.R16195@monorchid.lemis.com> <005901c170a2$1cd5efc0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <200111182159.11756@starbreaker.net>
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On Sunday, 18 November 2001 at 22:02:30 -0500, Matthew Graybosch wrote: > On Sunday 18 November 2001 21:30, you wrote: >> Okay, I'm not very clear on all these different versions of the >> OS, and my snooping around the FreeBSD site did not greatly >> enlighten me. >> >> Which version of the OS is the version that would be distributed, >> say, on boxed CDs, like the version I initially bought at the >> store? I presume from what I've read that -CURRENT is more >> volatile than STABLE; how do both of these relate to RELEASE (if >> there is such a thing--my system mentions RELEASE on the >> screensaver). > > - -RELEASE is the FreeBSD you get on packaged CDs. You could probably > download ISOs of -STABLE and possibly -CURRENT, but those branches > don't get packaged and sold. > > - -CURRENT is the development version of FreeBSD. Use if it you're a > hacker or like to live on the edge. > > - -STABLE is the testing version, similar to Linux-Mandrake's "Cooker" > distro. You'd use if if you absolutely can't wait for the next > official release. No, as the name suggests, -STABLE is the most stable version. It's -RELEASE with bug fixes. > - -RELEASE is the branch considered "suitable for use in production > environments" -- mission-critical servers, etc. No, as the name suggests, -RELEASE is the version which gets released on CD-ROMs. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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