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>--- book.sgml.orig	Wed Jul 25 08:41:13 2001
>+++ book.sgml	Thu Aug  2 23:08:52 2001
>@@ -174,15 +174,19 @@
>         <answer>
>           <para>Version <ulink
>             URL="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.3-RELEASE/">4.3</ulink>
>-            is the latest <emphasis>STABLE</emphasis> version; it was
>+            is the latest <emphasis>-RELEASE</emphasis> version; it was
>             released in April, 2001. This is also the latest
>-            <emphasis>RELEASE</emphasis> version.</para>
>+            <emphasis>-SECURITY</emphasis> and <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis> version.</para>
> 
>-          <para>Briefly explained, <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis> 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
>+          <para>Briefly explained, <emphasis>-SECURITY</emphasis>
>+            is aimed at all users who want highest security and stability,
>+            it is <quote><emphasis>-RELEASE</emphasis> with security patches</quote>.
>+            <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis> is aimed
>+            at users who want more new features along with stability
>+            higher than that of the latest
>             <emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> snapshot.  Releases can come
>-            from either branch, but you should only use
>+            either from <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis> or from
>+            <emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> branch, but you should only use
>             <emphasis>-CURRENT</emphasis> if you are sure that you are
>             prepared for its increased volatility (relative to
>             <emphasis>-STABLE</emphasis>, that is).</para>
>@@ -204,12 +208,12 @@
> 
>         <answer>
>           <para><ulink
>-            URL="../handbook/cutting-edge.html#CURRENT">FreeBSD-CURRENT</ulink>
>+            URL="../handbook/cutting-edge.html">FreeBSD-CURRENT</ulink>
>             is the development version of the operating system, which will
>             in due course become 5.0-RELEASE.  As such, it is really only
>             of interest to developers working on the system and die-hard
>             hobbyists.  See the <ulink
>-            URL="../handbook/cutting-edge.html#CURRENT">relevant
>+            URL="../handbook/cutting-edge.html">relevant
>             section</ulink> in the <ulink
>             URL="../handbook/index.html">handbook</ulink> for details on
>             running -CURRENT.</para>
>@@ -287,16 +291,18 @@
>         <answer>
>           <para>Back when FreeBSD 2.0.5 was released, we decided to
>             branch FreeBSD development into two parts.  One branch was
>-            named <ulink URL="../handbook/stable.html">-STABLE</ulink>,
>+            <ulink URL="../handbook/cutting-edge.html">named</ulink> -STABLE,
>             with the intention that only well-tested bug fixes and small
>             incremental enhancements would be made to it (for Internet
>             Service Providers and other commercial enterprises for whom
>             sudden shifts or experimental features are quite
>-            undesirable).  The other branch was <ulink
>-            URL="../handbook/cutting-edge.html#CURRENT">-CURRENT</ulink>,
>+            undesirable).  The other branch was -CURRENT,
>             which essentially has been one unbroken line leading towards
>             5.0-RELEASE (and beyond) since 2.0 was released. If a little
>             ASCII art would help, this is how it looks:</para>
>+          <para>With release of FreeBSD 4.3 a new <emphasis>-SECURITY</emphasis> branch was
>+            introduced, which is a <quote>-RELEASE with security 
>+            patches</quote>.</para>
> 
>           <programlisting>                 2.0
>                   |

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