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Date:      Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:42:49 -0500
From:      "Nikolas Britton" <nikolas.britton@gmail.com>
To:        "Bryan Curl" <bc3910@pcisys.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 6.1-PRERELEASE CVSUP tag=???
Message-ID:  <ef10de9a0604130042j30cf1bfkebe8f5e4e0978b4e@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <443DD2E7.3090802@pcisys.net>
References:  <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNCEKHFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <443DD2E7.3090802@pcisys.net>

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On 4/12/06, Bryan Curl <bc3910@pcisys.net> wrote:
> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Bryan Curl
> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 11:27 AM
> >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> >> Subject: Re: 6.1-PRERELEASE CVSUP tag=3D???
> >>
> >>
> >> Daniel Bye wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 09:56:46PM -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> the branch for 6.1 was cut on the 5th, you can cvsup to 6.1 now usin=
g
> >>>> the RELENG_6_1 tag...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Oh yeah, so it was.  Missed that, thanks.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> at this point if you sync up with RELENG_6 you
> >>>> will drive passed 6.1.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Hmm, are you sure?
> >>>
> >>> FreeBSD catflap.slightlystrange.org 6.1-RC FreeBSD 6.1-RC #5:
> >>>
> >> Tue Apr 11
> >>
> >>> 15:04:52 BST 2006
> >>> root@catflap.slightlystrange.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CATFLAP  sparc6=
4
> >>>
> >>> This from RELENG_6 from two days ago...  Same story on my
> >>>
> >> i386 machines
> >>
> >>> as well.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, thanks for the correction.  Am busily cvsupping to RELENG_6_1
> >>> now.
> >>>
> >>> Dan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I poked around the FreeBSD web site and can't seem to find where you
> >> guys are getting the latest release information.
> >> I know ....if it was a snake........yip
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Did you poke around the handbook where it says if your running current
> > you need to be subscribed to the current mailing list?
> >
> > Ted
> >
> >
> >
> Ah, you are keenly perceptive, and alas, you have exposed my
> simi-newbieness.
> Yes, 'The Cutting Edge'. Good read. Perhaps The Bleeding Edge would be a
> better title.
> However, I think my immediate question is answered already.  RELENG_6_1
> I thank you all. My system now boots successfully and reads FreeBSD
> 6.1-RC #1 .
> If that makes me "current" then I better go subscribe, eh?
> If upgrading fixes my original disk drive problem then, viola, a bonus!
>

If your a newbie the current mailing list will be over your head. You
don't need to do it anyways because your not running -CURRENT aka
HEAD... it's only for FreeBSD developers.



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