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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.cis.okstate.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!news.physics.uiowa.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news2.new-york.net!main.put.com!not-for-mail From: le@put.com (Louis Epstein) Subject: Re: When is 2.2R due out? X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] X-Nntp-Posting-User: le Lines: 35 Organization: Putnam Internet Services Message-ID: <DrM8tC.GM@news2.new-york.net> References: <4lgt27$rme@church.dcss.mcmaster.ca> X-Trace: 832447774/27619 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: main.put.com Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 19:29:36 GMT Andreas Klemm (andreas@knobel.gun.de) wrote: : In article <DqoIwz.2KC@news2.new-york.net>, : le@put.com (Louis Epstein) writes: : : >Well,the earlier query said that 2.2 was already due out by the end of this : >summer(Septemberish)...it's been almost six months since 2.1R hit the FTP : >sites,so if there is an every-six-months frequency,one would expect 2.1.1 : >to be imminent,and 2.2 not to be with us until near year-end... : : Louis, if you are impatient, then subscribe to the FreeBSD 2.2 : snap release CD, that gives you access to the full CVS repository. : The latest is just out. The CD ships immediately after your : order via WWW. Not particularly impatient,just looking to understand the schedule. I run an ISP and want things with their kinks worked out,so am more concerned with 2.1.1's apparent slippage. (I just got the promo on SNAP CD subscriptions today...) : After that you are able to checkout the -current tree and : to setup your system to receive CVS repository updates via : e-mail on a daily basis. So you can get day for day new : wonderful changes and you are directly on the way to 2.2.0. : : So do I and I'm very satisfied with this method. Doing a : make world every now and then updates your OS to the newest : release. But doesn't this lose you your own recompiles? I've enabled 12-character UserIDs on my system, wouldn't want the default 8 coming back every time.I expect my upgrades to be stable release versions.