Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 17:02:08 -0500 From: James Housley <jim@thehousleys.net> To: js43064n@stmail.pace.edu Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Whats the difference between -STABLE & -RELEASE? Message-ID: <3A9AD260.24FE823D@thehousleys.net> References: <200102261654.AA1220411776@stmail.pace.edu>
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Jonathan Slivko wrote: > > Hello all, > > Sorry for sounding like a newbie, but whats the difference between FreeBSD -RELEASE & FreeBSD -STABLE? From what I understand, the source tree is a little more conservative in what it lets through. Am I correct in assuming that? -- Jonathan M. Slivko > > P.S. Again, sorry for sounding like a newbie. > No. This is a very good question and misunderstood by a lot of people. FreeBSD-STABLE, right now is 4.x, is the set of code that is supposed to only have minimal developement of existing features and security fixes. It is aimed at production servers. This is not a guarentee but a goal. The release version go through an extra step of no code changes with out approval from the Release Engineer for about 3 weeks before being created. This, hopefully, ensures the absolute best code set for shipping on CD for installation. I am sure this is also covered in the handbook, http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook Jim -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign . \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail . X - NO Word docs in e-mail . / \ ----------------------------------------------------------------- jeh@FreeBSD.org http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power to Serve jim@TheHousleys.Net http://www.TheHousleys.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- Unix is like a wigwam -- no Gates, no Windows, and an Apache inside. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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