On 3/16/07, Tobias Weisserth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,

On Friday, 16. March 2007 21:04, Karel Kulhavy wrote:
...
> Thanks, this is a much better explanation than in FAQ sec. 5. The
> explanation in FAQ doesn't mention the fact that not only the -current, but
> also the -stable is a moving target, though a slowly moving one.
>
> Now I have 4.0-release and want to have a fixed kernel (4.0-stable). Which
> version of sources should I download then? 4.0-release or 4.0-stable?

You still haven't got it.

This is what the FAQ states:

-release: The version of OpenBSD shipped every six months on CD.
-stable: Release, plus patches considered critical to security and
reliability.

-stable is not moving. It's just -release plus the errata from
http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html as stated in he FAQ.

Get the sources from your CDs or from the FTP servers. Then apply the errata
and you'll have -stable. It's as easy as that.

To be *completely* accurate, there's a small difference between
release+patches and -stable: (-stable) "contains important patches and
fixes (i.e. those from the errata plus others which are obvious and
simple, but do not deserve an errata entry)."

http://www.openbsd.org/stable.html

...if we're purposefully trying to simplify, for Karel, I apologize.
We can get the crayons back out.

DS

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