Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:23:21 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: "C. Ulrich" <dincht@securenym.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: Downgrading from current to release or stable? Message-ID: <20031121162321.GA24274@student.uu.se> In-Reply-To: <200311211607.hALG7KL01535@anon.securenym.net> References: <200311211051.hALApOp79560@fat_man.ascendency.net> <3FBE01AD.5060102@circlesquared.com> <200311211607.hALG7KL01535@anon.securenym.net>
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On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 12:06:54PM -0500, C. Ulrich wrote: > On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 07:14, Peter Risdon wrote: > > I just moved from 5.1-current to 5.1 release, and fixed a lot of > > problems on a horribly unstable box by doing so. I believe downgrading > > to stable is very awkward, but others will be better qualified to > > discuss that than I am. > > On a related note, I know that following CURRENT is a game of risk, but > are current branch releases (such as 5.1-RELEASE) intended to be a bit > more stable and usable than staying constantly up to date with CURRENT? Yes, that is the intention. > > In other words, is there a pretty good chance that 5.2-RELEASE won't > break my (non-production) workstation too horribly when it comes out? Or > does it carry the same exact risks as following CURRENT? Before a -RELEASE goes out there will have been a period of code freeze during which no big, potentially disruptive, changes are allowed. This means that the code that is in a release will have had at least some time to stabilize, and has been tested by more people than just the person who wrote the code. I would say that there is a fairly good chanse 5.2-RELEASE will be fairly solid when it comes out. Maybe not quite as stable as 4.9-RELEASE, but a good deal safer than the latest code from -CURRENT. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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