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Date:      Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:48:13 -0500 (EST)
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To:        ldrada@gmail.com (Daniel A.)
Cc:        Pavel Duda <element@email.cz>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Help me
Message-ID:  <200512311648.jBVGmDQ9007523@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <5ceb5d550512302123v691619e2me120853f2e591691@mail.gmail.com>

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> 
> Isn't "stable" supposed to mean that it's "feature-stable", as in
> "We've discontinued implementing new features to this kernel, and are
> fixing bugs"?

This is covered pretty well in the handbook and that is better than 
what I would write.   

////jerry

> On 12/30/05, Pavel Duda <element@email.cz> wrote:
> > Mohammed Arab wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   I would like to get some information from you regarding freebsd system,
> > > really is very confuse to know which one is stable system when i went to
> > > site i found many freebsd system one is called stable and another one is
> > > current and release. Can you please explain me on this topic and which one i
> > > have to choice. I am interesting to know everything about this system.
> > >
> >
> > In short :
> > release - is something you want for your production system
> > stable - is something you can use too without much worry - it should be
> > "stable" right ? :-)
> > current - is for brave people who like to spend nights to figure out
> > what the hell is going on with their system and fight with all those
> > mysterious kernel panics..
> >
> > For start you should use at least stable version, you can always mess up
> >   your system by switching to current :-D
> >
> >
> > > Also there is no GUI Graphics on freebsd and why I have manually install
> > > and configure video graphics also. can you help me and give me the
> > > instruction how to setup VGA CARD.
> > >
> >
> > I think that you should start here:
> > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
> > You will find there most answers to your questions and if something goes
> > wrong you can always come here for advice.
> >
> >
> > Welcome to FreeBSD world !!!
> >
> > Pavel
> >
> > >
> > > I am waiting for your reply.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mohammed Arab
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