Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 17:15:42 -0500 From: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@ds.net> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Cc: James Howard <howardjp@wam.umd.edu> Subject: Re: Another advocacy opportunity Message-ID: <3890C38E.F15286CD@ds.net> References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0001271635570.21923-100000@rac4.wam.umd.edu>
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> > FreeBSD is developed by a group of over 150 volunteers who work on > an ongoing basis to ensure its reliability and stability. Two separate > versions are developed simultaneously. The first, called FreeBSD-STABLE, > is slowly moving, but more stable and reliable than the second. The > second, called FreeBSD-CURRENT, is less stable and more prone to problems > than -STABLE. -CURRENT also includes the latest drivers and features, > but with less testing. All changes made to -CURRENT migrate to -STABLE > after significant testing. With over 100 updates, additions, and bug > fixes made to the two branches each day, several easy and simple means > of keeping a FreeBSD installation updated have been developed, each > with a distinct niche. Additionally, daily snapshots of both branches > are released via the Internet for testing and usage, as well as regularly > scheduled releases. I don't like the statement that FreeBSD-STABLE is "more stable and reliable than the second". It implies that FreeBSD-Current is not stable and that FreeBSD-Stable is only marginally better than FreeBSD-Current. I wouldn't even mention stability problems with -STABLE (I think that this is fair) and then I would recharacterize -CURRENT as a developers only release where new feature/ideas/concepts are properly tested before being merged into the -STABLE branch. > > FreeBSD can meet the needs of large and industrial servers for most > potential users. The enormous number of available applications makes > it attractive as a workstation as well. The rapid and stable development > of FreeBSD to support new hardware, fix bugs, and improve performance > shows no signs of slowing down. FreeBSD should be on your to do list. > For more information about FreeBSD or to download it for free, point > your web browser to http://www.freebsd.com. > Again, just a wording issue, but I would change the first sentence to: FreeBSD consistently meets the needs .. for it's users... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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