From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 16 12:28:25 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 914F58C8 for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:28:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fly.hiwaay.net (fly.hiwaay.net [216.180.54.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5C702CB4 for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:28:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from kabini1.local (rbn1-216-180-19-65.adsl.hiwaay.net [216.180.19.65]) (authenticated bits=0) by fly.hiwaay.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/fly) with ESMTP id s9GCSOY2008610 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:28:24 -0500 Message-ID: <543FBB5E.5050904@hiwaay.net> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:34:38 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.1.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: "FreeBSD Questions !!!!" Subject: Re: Noob question .... References: <543F041D.7030206@hiwaay.net> <20141016013646.34d542e6.freebsd@edvax.de> <543F0863.60205@hiwaay.net> <543F72C7.6040401@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <543F72C7.6040401@qeng-ho.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:28:25 -0000 On 10/16/14 02:24, Arthur Chance wrote: > On 16/10/2014 00:50, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >> On 10/15/14 18:36, Polytropon wrote: >>> On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:32:45 -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >>>> >>>> As a card-carrying noob to FreeBSD, I have a question .... Recent >>>> posts >>>> have referred to version 9.3-STABLE of FreeBSD .... My uname output >>>> appears below, obviously labeled RELEASE, not STABLE .... How do I >>>> 'upgrade' from 9.3-RELEASE to 9.3-STABLE ? >>> By checking out the required source and rebuilding your >>> kernel and operating system. >>> >>> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/current-stable.html >>> >>> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/synching.html >>> >>> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/makeworld.html >>> >>> Also see the comment header of /usr/src/Makefile which >>> provides a short description of the targets and the >>> updating procedure. >>> >>> However, you can use freebsd-update to binarily track >>> security changes for the -RELEASE branch, keeping your >>> system current. Note that -STABLE is a development branch, >>> and even though it's stable, there _might_ be problems >>> with it. The most experimental branch is -CURRENT or -HEAD >>> from which -STABLE is "distilled", and from that, -RELEASE >>> is usually being created. >> >> >> *Aaaaaaaaack* !!!! That clarifies an important misunderstanding for me >> .... I thought STABLE would be more/most stable, maybe a refinement on >> RELEASE .... Thx for the clarification. > > Think of "stable" as in "doctors said his condition was stable". :-) > > -CURRENT == will break regularly. > > -STABLE == shouldn't break but might occasionally. > > -RELEASE == won't break (if your hardware is OK and you don't do > something stupid). > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Thx, good description, I think I have it straight now :-) .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.