. Join the {freebsd-stable} in order to stay informed of build dependencies that may appear in FreeBSD-STABLE or any other issues requiring special attention. Developers will also make announcements in this mailing list when they are contemplating some controversial fix or update, giving the users a chance to respond if they have any issues to raise concerning the proposed change.
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-Join the relevant svn list for the branch being tracked. For example, users tracking the 9-STABLE branch should join the {svn-src-stable-9}. This list records the commit log entry for each change as it is made, along with any pertinent information on possible side effects.
+Join the relevant svn list for the branch being tracked. For example, users tracking the {betarel-current-major}-STABLE branch should join the {dev-commits-src-branches}. This list records the commit log entry for each change as it is made, along with any pertinent information on possible side effects.
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To join these lists, go to {mailman-lists}, click on the list to subscribe to, and follow the instructions. In order to track changes for the whole source tree, subscribe to {svn-src-all}.
. To install a new FreeBSD-STABLE system, install the most recent FreeBSD-STABLE release from the crossref:mirrors[mirrors,FreeBSD mirror sites] or use a monthly snapshot built from FreeBSD-STABLE. Refer to link:https://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/[www.freebsd.org/snapshots] for more information about snapshots.