Question re: eventual upgrade to 5-Stable

[Chuck Swiger]

Robert Carr wrote:
> Is there any update as to when 5-stable might be
> released?  Is 5.3 expected to be forked as 5-Stable?

The last I heard, yes, 5.3 is expected to become 5-STABLE.
Release schedules are harder to call.  :-/

> If I build a FreeBSD 5 server for home use (Postfix,
> Apache) and use FreeBSD 5.2.x, is the upgrade path to
> 5-stable expected to be as easy as cvs-up and
> make-world, or would I have to re-format my HD and
> re-install with 5-Stable?

You ought to be able to cvsup and reinstall world to move from 5.2 to 5.3 
without any special issues; no reformat needed.

-- 
-Chuck