On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 12:59:21 -0400, Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is the difference between these two? Are the MandrakeFreq's just an
> interim between versions? Or are they something completely different?
Freqs are essentially Cooker snapshots optimised as an 'upgrade' to the most
recent Mandrake release. The Mandrake tools and key packages like rpm and gcc
are not changed in many major way, so as to remain compatible with the previous
official release. They can get quite bleeding-edge (Freq3 had an alpha of KDE
2.2), and are not tested as rigorously as official releases.
Betas are true Cooker snapshots, released when Cooker has developed to a stage
where it can almost be packaged into an official release. The purpose of betas
are to debug them so that the official release can be as error-free as possible.
Since these are precursors to a new official release, major structural
differnces can exist when compared to the previous release.
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