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As part of an ongoing effort to improve the overall release process before a release actually slips out the door with problems, we are now periodically producing interim test releases called snapshots. These snapshots will be very similar to full releases, except that they will be somewhat more minimal.
The snapshots currently available are the following:
Currently the snapshots of 6-CURRENT and 5-STABLE are released monthly in URLs in the format - ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/snapshots/<month>_<year>/ + &url.snapshots;/<month>_<year>/ where <year> is the year, <month> is the month the snapshot was released. Each snapshot directory might contain a RELNOTES.TXT file which outlines the changes for the particular snapshot.
In particular, before getting and installing a snapshot release, be aware of following:
Your feedback on these snapshots is, of course, greatly welcome. They are not just for our benefit - those who are coming to rely on FreeBSD for mission critical applications should welcome a chance to get at more updated bits in a structured fashion. You can also use these snapshots as tangible evidence that your feedback is getting incorporated and that you (hopefully) will not have any unpleasant surprises in the next release. On the other hand, if you do send us hate mail next release and it turns out that you never even tried the snapshots, well, it cuts both ways!
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