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FreeBSD 5.3 RC2 Released

Posted by Hemos on from the let-the-candidates-be-released dept.

ValiantSoul writes "FreeBSD 5.3 Release Candidate 2 was just released. This new RC includes an updated network stack that fixes a bug where the system stops responding when under severe network load, the complete disabling of the ULE scheduler due to instability, and other fixes. Originally the FreeBSD team decided not to release a RC 2 however the fixes in the latest CURRENT were important enough to do so. As long as there are no severe problems with RC 2, this will be the last test release until a final one. See the full announcement on the mailing lists."

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  1. Re:Coaster and a Frisbie by archen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you're really concerned about the $.20 or the downloading, you should probably just track the branch using CVS until release. Is FreeBSD on 2 CD's now? I thought it was one disk, and one rescure disk.

    I've actually given up downloading the entire thing and now just use the mini install cd. For me the first step after setting up a system is always updating the ports tree and installing from ports anyway.

  2. This is good. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is just more proof that the folks over at FreeBSD are committed to releasing nothing that's not at-or-near perfect. For sure, nothing will hold the -RELEASE tag unless I'd run it at home if not in a production environment.

    Personally, I'm happy that they're more concerned with stability than they are with the release schedual. The bugs in RC1 were pretty severe if not overreaching.