Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 16:46:56 -0700 (PDT) From: "D. Alex Neilson" <neilson@purple.nugate.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Cc: "D. Alex Neilson" <neilson@purple.nugate.com>, FreeBSD Mailing Lists <freebsd@purple.nugate.com> Subject: 4.0: what is stable? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007121628060.43016-100000@purple.nugate.com>
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I need to use FreeBSD for commercial purposes, but I'm seeing contradictory information as to what is the most stable version of 4.0 (URLs and details below). In the online handbook, section "18.2.2.3. Using FreeBSD-STABLE", it tells me to get a snapshot from ftp://releng4.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ if I'm "installing a new system and want it to be as stable as possible". But when I read the README-40.TXT file, I get "This release is aimed primarily at early-adopters... and are willing to deal with a few bumps in the road...If you're more interested in doing business with FreeBSD [go elsewhere]". So, are snapshots "as stable as possible", or more cutting edge and should be avoided for commercial purposes where reliability is paramount? Thanks, Alex http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/current-stable.html#STABLE 18.2.2.3. Using FreeBSD-STABLE 2. If you are installing a new system and want it to be as stable as possible, you can simply grab the latest dated branch snapshot from ftp://releng4.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ and install it like any other release. ----------- ftp://releng4.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/README-40.TXT TARGET AUDIENCE: ---------------- This release is aimed primarily at early-adopters and the various other folks who want to get involved with the ongoing development of FreeBSD and are willing to deal with a few bumps in the road. {...} If you're more interested in doing business with FreeBSD than in playing with the cutting edge of technology, however, then 3.x or one of the 4.x releases, is almost certainly your best bet. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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