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docs:freebsd:choose [2024/11/29 21:03] – old revision restored (2024/11/29 20:59) grahamperrindocs:freebsd:choose [2024/12/04 01:47] (current) – 14.2-RELEASE is alive. grahamperrin
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   * a longer lifespan – the ''stable/14''  branch   * a longer lifespan – the ''stable/14''  branch
-  * one supported release – **14.1-RELEASE**  on the ''releng/14.1''  branch.+  * two supported releases – **14.1-RELEASE**  and **14.2-RELEASE**  on the ''releng/14.1''  and ''releng/14.2''  branches. 
 + 
 +FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE is recommended for new installations.
  
-FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is recommended for new installations. 
  
 ===== Visualising CURRENT (the main branch) and RELEASE (releng branches) ===== ===== Visualising CURRENT (the main branch) and RELEASE (releng branches) =====
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 <code> <code>
  
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    |  12.2 (end-of-life)    |  12.2 (end-of-life)
-   |   |+   |    |
    |    `------.    |    `------.
-   |   |+   |           |
    *- 13.0     |    *- 13.0     |
    |  (EOL)    |    |  (EOL)    |
-   |   |      | +   |    |      | 
-   |   |    12.3 (EOL) +   |    |    12.3 (EOL) 
-   |   |      |+   |    |      |
    |  13.1     |    |  13.1     |
    |  (EOL)    |    |  (EOL)    |
-   |   |      | +   |    |      | 
-   |   |    12.4 (EOL) +   |    |    12.4 (EOL) 
-   |   |+   |    |
    |  13.2 (EOL)    |  13.2 (EOL)
-   |   |+   |    |
    |    `------.    |    `------.
-   |   |+   |           |
    *- 14.0     |    *- 14.0     |
-   |  (EOL)     | +   |  (EOL)    | 
-   |   |      | +   |    |      | 
-   |   |    13.3 (ending) +   |    |    13.3 (ending) 
-   |   |      |+   |    |      |
    |  14.1-    |    |  14.1-    |
    |  RELEASE  |    |  RELEASE  |
-   |   |      | +   |    |      | 
-   |   |    13.4-RELEASE +   |    |    13.4-RELEASE 
-   |   |      |+   |    |      | 
 +   |  14.2-    | 
 +   |  RELEASE  | 
 +   |    |      |
    |    |
 15.0-CURRENT (main branch) 15.0-CURRENT (main branch)
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   * FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE is EOL   * FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE is EOL
   * FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is alive   * FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is alive
 +  * FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE is alive
   * FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT is latest.   * FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT is latest.
 +
  
 ===== 15.0-CURRENT and other development versions of FreeBSD ===== ===== 15.0-CURRENT and other development versions of FreeBSD =====