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FreeBSD 5.0 RC2 Almost Ready

Posted by timothy on from the open-ended dept.

essdodson writes "Scott Long of the FreeBSD release engineering team has posted that FreeBSD 5.0 RC2 has been compiled and should be available shortly. Check it out and help make this the best FreeBSD release so far. The updated release schedule lists Jan 17, 2003 as the anticipated release date."

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  1. Preemptive Slashdotting by robbyjo · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... should be available shortly. Check it out ...

    This gives a whole new meaning to preemptive Slashdotting.

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  2. The real story by shlong · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I appreciate the submitter's enthusiasm with submitting this article, but it really doesn't come across well. RC2 is available now, though it probably hasn't reached all of the mirrors yet because I jumped the gun with announcing it. And yes, 5.0-RELEASE is scheduled for Jan 17. There will be an RC3 on Jan 10 in order to verify that some last-minute bug fixes don't cause more regressions. Still, I encourage everyone to give it a try and let us know how it works for you.

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