On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 04:54:26PM +0100, Harald Dunkel wrote: > Hi Oliver, > > On 10/28/14 14:23, Oliver Peter wrote: > > > > If the difference between release and snapshot is too confusing for > > you, you should probably just stay with release. If you need releases > > on time you should order a CD set next time. > > > > Of course I understand that there is a difference between snapshot > and release. 5.5 didn't recognize the network hardware, so I had to > use a snapshot. > > I got the CDs yesterday (by chance). > > > Any please don't try to install a current 5.6 snapshot and use it like > > it was a 5.6 release. Please don't do that. > > > > If I got Theo correctly then there is no such thing as a "5.6 snapshot", > but a snapshot built from the CVS development branch, which might include > some code for future releases beyond 5.7 or even purely experimental code. Theo gave a presentation about the release process: http://2009.asiabsdcon.org/live/abc2009-PT1.html This helps to understand this topic.
Remi > Hopefully you agree that the file name "snapshots/amd64/install56.iso" > is misleading? Looking at the file name I had assumed/hoped there is some > kind of upgrade path from the "install56.iso" snapshot to the 5.6 release. > My mistake. > > > Regards > Harri
