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+====== Choosing a version of FreeBSD – operating system branches, code quality, lifespans, and support ======
+Each //release// of FreeBSD is the end result of periodic special attention – release engineering – to a ''releng'' branch of the code for the OS.
 ===== Support =====
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 FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE is recommended for new installations. All other supported versions of RELEASE are //legacy//.
 ===== Visualising CURRENT (the main branch) and RELEASE (releng branches) =====
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   * FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE is supported
   * FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT is latest.
 ===== 15.0-CURRENT and other development versions of FreeBSD =====
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   * cover releases and associated stable branches
   * do **not**  cover CURRENT.
 ===== FreshBSD views of branches =====
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   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/14.3|releng/14.3]]
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/main|main]] – FreeBSD-CURRENT
 ===== Further reading =====