* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010410 17:11]
wrote:
> Since, noone supplied a patch that will help users to find the
> information when the tag changes from -STABLE/-CURRENT to -BETA
> or -RC. I created a patch to newvers.sh that will display an
> informitive message.
>
> This patch changes the version string to include a message
> that can be used to inform the admin on where to get more
> information on the meaning of RC, BETA, & CURRENT.
Unfortunetly patches like this don't address the problem of a user
accidentally upgrading to a version he doesn't want.
For a patch to address that see:
http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=28213+0+archive/2001/freebsd-arch/20010325.freebsd-arch
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