Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.5.4_Alpha from CVS
To: Gan Uesli Starling <alias@starling.us>
From: Bang Jun-Young <junyoung@mogua.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/10/2002 02:07:52
On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 06:08:50AM -0700, Gan Uesli Starling wrote:
> When last I did checkout from CVS for
> NetBSD 1.5 I got 1.5.4_Alpha. And I assume
> that when next I update from CVS it may be
> something more recent yet. 
> 
> My question is: These numberings beyond the
> release of 1.5.3 ... how trusted are they?
> I had thought they were patch-releases or some
> such, minor bug fixes and/or security enhancements. 
> 
> Am I correct in that? Or ought I to stick with
> 1.5.3 so as to assure a minimum of worries.
> I'm to timid to run with -current and thought this
> to be playing it safe. 

1.5.3 is known to have some security problems (among others). 1.5.4_ALPHA
has fixes for those and is more stable than 1.5.3.

Jun-Young

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