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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!mackay02.cqit.qld.edu.au!nanguo.chalmers.com.au!robert From: robert@nanguo.chalmers.com.au (Robert Chalmers) Subject: Confusion over releases Organization: China House. Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 01:30:25 GMT Message-ID: <DyBG6p.Krt.G.nanguo@nanguo.chalmers.com.au> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 32 I'm a little confused over the last releases of FreeBSD. I have two CD's from Wallnut Creek, One is marked "JANUARY 1996", but on the cover is labeled FreeBSD 2.2 SNAPSHOT 5/1/96. (May Release!) I have it installed, as it is the only one with a boot.flp that can see the ATAPI CD-ROM. It works fine. I have NCSA's httpd installed on it, prefering it to Apache. I also purchased the 2-disk set, marked "August 1996". FreeBSD 2.1.5. Supposing that August comes after January, I figured that it would be a 'later' release, and at least contain a boot.flp that recognised the ATAPI CD as well. However, this is not so. So I continue to run the January(nee May Snapshot) version. Before I get really into getting this thing set up as a Web Server, is there any reason to suppose that 2.1.5 is 'better' than 2.2 Snapshot(May). or vice-versa . is it ok to stick with 2.2 snap? Can someone kind of clear up what is the deal here please? Thanks Bob -- The China House Sheng Huo Jiu Shi Dou Zheng robert@chalmers.com.au for Whirled Peas http://chalmers.com.au Location: Whitsunday Web Works. 21'7" S, 149'14" E.