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From: kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD-stable?
Date: 7 Feb 1996 18:41:52 GMT
Organization: Applied Phyics Lab
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Craig Johnston wrote in article <4f9cb6$etp@nntp5.u.washington.edu> :
>
>Ok.. there's a FAQ on -current but I was unable to find anything on
>-stable. (please hit me in the head with something heavy and blunt if
>I missed it.)
>
>I assume -stable is 2.1.0-release with bugfixes, i.e. more stable than
>2.1.0?
Yes, that is essentially correct. There are a few new features that are
deemed stable.
>Is it possible to get a list somewhere of the differences between
>-release and -stable?
Not very easily. You might be able to look at the CVS commit logs, but
I haven't tried. I suggest subscribing to the freebsd-stable mailing
list. There isn't much traffic.
> May one run a -stable kernel with the rest of
>a -release source tree without horrible things happening?
It depends! I am running a -stable system with a -release kernel.
The kernel that I built with -stable sources is very UNSTABLE. I can
get this kernel to either panic or indefinitely hang within minutes
of booting.
>
>Thanks in advance for enlightenment, either via answer or blunt object.
>
>--
>Craig Johnston -- caj@tower.stc.housing.washington.edu
>
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