Guido wrote: >> > I agree. Linux is not a good role model. I think FreeBSD has done a > > much better job with their -STABLE and -CURRENT branch naming. >> I don't know how they do it. Can you explain? develop against the main trunk (CURRENT), and release from a branch (STABLE). more here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/index.html debian uses UNSTABLE, TESTING, and STABLE. http://www.debian.org/releases/ </F>