Index: website/content/en/where.adoc =================================================================== --- website/content/en/where.adoc +++ website/content/en/where.adoc @@ -143,22 +143,12 @@ |=== [[helptest]] -== Development and Testing +== Pre-Release and Testing -Pre-`RELEASE` versions of FreeBSD, not intended for use in production environments: +Pre-`RELEASE` versions of FreeBSD that are currently undergoing the _release engineering_ process. -* `CURRENT` – the main branch, the core of development -* `STABLE` – branched from `CURRENT`, long-term preparations for release engineering -* release engineering – `ALPHA`, `BETA`, release candidates (`RC`) – branched from `STABLE`. - -Uppercase has special meaning. For example: - -* a first _beta release_ is not a (production) `RELEASE`. -The word `CURRENT` is sometimes a source of confusion: - -* if you are looking for the _current version_ of FreeBSD, you most likely want a `RELEASE` version (see above) – **not** `CURRENT` - -– `CURRENT` has special meaning in the development process. +These images are not yet endorsed for production use and may contain unknown or unresolved bugs and issues. +They are representative of the product that will be released and are suitable for testing purposes. [[download-rel140]] === FreeBSD {rel140-current}-BETA4 @@ -215,7 +205,7 @@ |=== [[download-snapshots]] -=== Development Snapshots +== Development Snapshots See link:../snapshots/[FreeBSD Snapshot Releases].