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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.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.new-york.net!ritz.mordor.com!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: When is 2.2R due out? X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Lines: 46 Organization: Mordor International Message-ID: <DrMDoz.99o@ritz.mordor.com> References: <4lgt27$rme@church.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <DrM8tC.GM@news2.new-york.net> Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 21:14:59 GMT Louis Epstein (le@put.com) wrote: : 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. Understandable. : I run an ISP and want things with their kinks worked out,so am more : concerned with 2.1.1's apparent slippage. You get what you pay for. :) : (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. Stable upgrades? Then you might want to get BSD/OS and a support contract. :-) Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451