Subject: Re: how stable is 1.5?
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Kent Polk <kent@tiamat.goathill.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 03/12/2001 21:58:23
On 12 Mar 2001 14:35:02 -0600, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
>On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Philipp Huber wrote:
>> hi!
>>
>> i'm considering to upgrade my main pc to netbsd 1.5-alpha. currently
>> it's running 1.4.2 and i'm quite satisfied the way it runs and how
>> stable it is. so, since 1.5 is alpha, i'm wondering if it's ready for
>> day-to-day use. any suggestions or experiences?
>
>1.5 "stable" was released quite a while back. The 1.5.1_ALPHA branch is
>pretty much "1.5 + bugfixes", and is very stable indeed.

I have been watching for information on a potential 1.5.1 release
date for planning purposes (updating several 1.4.2 systems also)
but haven't seen anything at the netbsd site or in the maillists.
Is an official 1.5.1 release planned for anytime in the near future?

Thanks