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Index: preface.sgml
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/FAQ/Attic/preface.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.35
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -r1.35 -r1.39
--- preface.sgml	1999/04/14 18:59:43	1.35
+++ preface.sgml	1999/06/18 13:13:31	1.39
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Id: preface.sgml,v 1.34 1999/04/14 18:58:10 nik Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: preface.sgml,v 1.38 1999/06/15 20:13:10 mpp Exp $ -->
 <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
 
   <sect>
@@ -89,13 +89,23 @@
     <sect1>
       <heading>What is the latest version of FreeBSD?</heading>
 
-      <p>Version <url url="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/3.1-RELEASE"
-      name="3.1"> is the latest <em/stable/ version; it was released
-      in February, 1999. This is also the latest <em/release/ version.
+      <p>Version <url url="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/3.2-RELEASE"
+      name="3.2"> is the latest <em/stable/ version; it was released
+      in May, 1999. This is also the latest <em/release/ version.
 
       <p>Briefly explained, <em/-stable/ is aimed at the ISP or other
       corporate user who wants stability and a low change count over
       the wizzy new features of the latest <em/-current/ snapshot.
+      Releases can come from either "branch," but you should only use
+      <em/-current/ if you're sure that you're prepared for its
+      increased volatility (relative to <em/-stable/, that is).
+
+      <p>Releases are only made <ref id="release_freq" name="every few
+      months">. While many people stay more up-to-date with the
+      FreeBSD sources (see the questions on <ref id="current"
+      name="FreeBSD-current"> and <ref id="stable"
+      name="FreeBSD-stable">) than that, doing so is more of a
+      commitment, as the sources are a moving target.
 
     <sect1>
       <heading>What is FreeBSD-current?<label id="current"></heading>
@@ -148,7 +158,7 @@
       branches.
 
     <sect1>
-      <heading>What is the FreeBSD-stable concept?</heading>
+      <heading>What is the FreeBSD-stable concept?<label id="stable"></heading>
 
       <p>Back when FreeBSD 2.0.5 was released, we decided to branch FreeBSD
       development into two parts.  One branch was named <url
@@ -182,9 +192,9 @@
              3.0.0-RELEASE (Oct 1998)
                   |
                   |  [3.0-stable]
- *BRANCH*        3.1  (Feb 1999) -> ... future 3.x releases ...
+ *BRANCH*        3.1  (Feb 1999) -> 3.2 -> ... future 3.x releases ...
+                  |               (May 1999)
                   |
-                  |
                  \|/
                   +
           [4.0-current continues]
@@ -193,11 +203,11 @@
       <p>The -current branch is slowly progressing towards 4.0 and beyond,
       the previous 2.2-stable branch having just retired with the release
       of 2.2.8.  3.0-stable has now replaced it, the next release coming
-      up with 3.1 in early 1999.  4.0-current is now the "current branch",
+      up with 3.3 in Q3 1999.  4.0-current is now the "current branch",
       with the first 4.0 releases appearing in Q1 2000.
 
     <sect1>
-      <heading>When are FreeBSD releases made?</heading>
+      <heading>When are FreeBSD releases made?<label id="release_freq"></heading>
 
       <p>As a general principle, the FreeBSD core team only release a new
       version of FreeBSD when they believe that there are sufficient new
@@ -268,10 +278,10 @@
         <item><url url="ftp://releng30.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/"
         name="3.0 Snapshot"> releases are also made once a day along the
         RELENG_3 branch (post 3.0-release) as it continues on its way
-	towards 3.1-RELEASE.
+	towards 3.2-RELEASE.
 
         <item><url url="ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/"
-        name="4.0 Snapshot">releases are made once a day for the
+        name="4.0 Snapshot"> releases are made once a day for the
         <ref id="current" name="-current"> branch, these being of service
         purely to bleeding-edge testers and developers.
       </itemize>
@@ -321,6 +331,12 @@
       <p>You can find full information in the <url
       url="../handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-MAIL"
       name="Handbook entry on mailing-lists.">
+
+    <sect1>
+      <heading>Where do I find the FreeBSD Y2K info?</heading>
+
+      <p>You can find full information in the <url
+      url="http://www.freebsd.org/y2kbug.html" name="FreeBSD Y2K page.">
 
     <sect1>
       <heading>What FreeBSD news groups are available?</heading>


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