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  <p>FreeBSD releases are classified into "Production Releases" and
    "Legacy Releases".  The former are best suited to users looking
    for the latest new features; the latter are for users wishing to
    stay with a more conservative upgrade strategy.</p>

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    be supported by the Security Officer into "Normal" and "Extended"
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    section of the <a href="&base;/security/security.html">FreeBSD
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	<a href="&u.rel.announce;">Announcement</a> :
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      <p><b>Release &rel2.current;</b> (&rel2.current.date;)
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	href="&base;/releng/index.html">Release Engineering</a>
      page.</p>

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      and <a
	href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.html#CURRENT">FreeBSD-CURRENT</a>
      branches are also available.  Please see <a
	href="../where.html">Getting FreeBSD</a> for details.</p>

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      classification type, and the effective End-Of-Life (EOL) for
      these releases may be found on the <a
	href="&base;/security/security.html#unsup">Unsupported
	Releases</a> section of the <a
	href="&base;/security/security.html">FreeBSD Security
	Information</a> page.</p>

    <ul>
      <li><b>8.2</b> (February 2011)
	<em>
	  <a href="8.2R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="8.2R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="8.2R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="8.2R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="8.2R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>8.1</b> (July 2010)
	<em>
	  <a href="8.1R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="8.1R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="8.1R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="8.1R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="8.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>8.0</b> (November 2009)
	<em>
	  <a href="8.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="8.0R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="8.0R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="8.0R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="8.0R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>7.3</b> (March 2010)
	<em>
	  <a href="7.3R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="7.3R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="7.3R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="7.3R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="7.3R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>7.2</b> (May 2009)
	<em>
	  <a href="7.2R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="7.2R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="7.2R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="7.2R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="7.2R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>7.1</b> (January 2009)
	<em>
	  <a href="7.1R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="7.1R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="7.1R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="7.1R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="7.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>7.0</b> (February 2008)
	<em>
	  <a href="7.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="7.0R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="7.0R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="7.0R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="7.0R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>6.4</b> (November 2008)
	<em>
	  <a href="6.4R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="6.4R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.4R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.4R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.4R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="6.4R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>6.3</b> (January 2008)
	<em>
	  <a href="6.3R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="6.3R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.3R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.3R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.3R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="6.3R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>6.2</b> (January 2007)
	<em>
	  <a href="6.2R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="6.2R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.2R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.2R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.2R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="6.2R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>6.1</b> (May 2006)
	<em>
	  <a href="6.1R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="6.1R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.1R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.1R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.1R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="6.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>6.0</b> (November 2005)
	<em>
	  <a href="6.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="6.0R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.0R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.0R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="6.0R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="6.0R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>5.5</b> (May 2006)
	<em>
	  <a href="./5.5R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./5.5R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.5R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.5R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.5R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./5.5R/errata.html">Errata</a>:
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>5.4</b> (May 2005)
	<em>
	  <a href="./5.4R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./5.4R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.4R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.4R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.4R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./5.4R/errata.html">Errata</a>:
	  <a href="./5.4R/migration-guide.html">Migration Guide</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>5.3</b> (November 2004)
	<em>
	  <a href="./5.3R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./5.3R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.3R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.3R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.3R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./5.3R/errata.html">Errata</a>:
	  <a href="./5.3R/migration-guide.html">Migration Guide</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>5.2.1</b> (February 2004)
	<em>
	  <a href="./5.2.1R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2.1R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2.1R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2.1R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2.1R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2.1R/early-adopter.html">Early Adopter's Guide</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>5.2</b> (January 2004)
	<em>
	  <a href="./5.2R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2R/errata.html">Errata</a>:
	  <a href="./5.2R/early-adopter.html">Early Adopter's Guide</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>5.1</b> (June, 2003)
	<em>
	  <a href="./5.1R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./5.1R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.1R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.1R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.1R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./5.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>:
	  <a href="./5.1R/early-adopter.html">Early Adopter's Guide</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>5.0</b> (January, 2003)
	<em>
	  <a href="./5.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./5.0R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.0R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.0R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./5.0R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./5.0R/errata.html">Errata</a>:
	  <a href="./5.0R/early-adopter.html">Early Adopter's Guide</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.11</b> (January, 2005)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.11R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.11R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.11R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.11R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.11R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./4.11R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.10</b> (May, 2004)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.10R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.10R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.10R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.10R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.10R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./4.10R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.9</b> (October, 2003)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.9R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.9R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.9R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.9R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.9R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./4.9R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.8</b> (April, 2003)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.8R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.8R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.8R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.8R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.8R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./4.8R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.7</b> (October, 2002)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.7R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.7R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.7R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.7R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.7R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./4.7R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.6.2</b> (August, 2002)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.6.2R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.6.2R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.6.2R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.6.2R/readme.html">Readme</a>:
	  <a href="./4.6.2R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.6</b> (June, 2002)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.6R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.6R/relnotes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.6R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.6R/installation.html">Installation Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.6R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.5</b> (January, 2002)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.5R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.5R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.5R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.5R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.4</b> (September, 2001)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.4R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.4R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.4R/hardware.html">Hardware Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.4R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.3</b> (April, 2001)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.3R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.3R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.3R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.2</b> (November, 2000)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.2R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.2R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.2R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.1.1</b> (September, 2000)
	<em>
	<a href="./4.1.1R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	<a href="./4.1.1R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	<a href="./4.1.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.1</b> (July, 2000)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.1R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.1R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>4.0</b> (March, 2000)
	<em>
	  <a href="./4.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./4.0R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./4.0R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>3.5</b> (June, 2000)
	<em>
	  <a href="./3.5R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./3.5R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./3.5R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>3.4</b> (December, 1999)
	<em>
	  <a href="./3.4R/announce.html">Announcement</a>:
	  <a href="./3.4R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>:
	  <a href="./3.4R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>3.3</b> (September, 1999)
	<em>
	  <a href="./3.3R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	  <a href="./3.3R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./3.3R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>3.2</b> (May, 1999)
	<em>
	  <a href="./3.2R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	  <a href="./3.2R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./3.2R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>3.1</b> (February, 1999)
	<em>
	  <a href="./3.1R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	  <a href="./3.1R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./3.1R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>3.0</b> (October, 1998)
	<em>
	  <a href="./3.0R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	  <a href="./3.0R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./3.0R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>2.2.8</b> (December, 1998)
	<em>
	  <a href="./2.2.8R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.8R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.8R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>2.2.7</b> (July, 1998)
	<em>
	  <a href="./2.2.7R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.7R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.7R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>2.2.6</b> (March, 1998)
	<em>
	  <a href="./2.2.6R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.6R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.6R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>2.2.5</b> (October, 1997)
	<em>
	  <a href="./2.2.5R/announce.html">Announcement</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.5R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.5R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>2.2.2</b> (May, 1997)
	<em>
	  <a href="./2.2.2R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> :
	  <a href="./2.2.2R/errata.html">Errata</a>
	</em>
      </li>

      <li><b>2.2.1</b> (April, 1997)
        <em>
	  <a href="./2.2.1R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>
        </em>
      </li>

      <li><b>2.2</b> (March, 1997)
	<em>
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      <li><b>2.1.7</b> (February, 1997)
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      <li><b>2.1.6</b> (December, 1996)
	<em>
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      <li><b>2.1.5</b> (July, 1996)
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      <li><b>2.1</b> (November, 1995)
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	</em>
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      <li><b>2.0.5</b> (June, 1995)
	<em>
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      <li><b>2.0</b> (November, 1994)
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	</em>
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      <li><b>1.1.5.1</b> (July, 1994)</li>

      <li><b>1.1.5</b>
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	  <a href="./1.1.5/RELNOTES.FreeBSD">Release Notes</a>
	</em>
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      <li><b>1.1</b> (May, 1994)
	<em>
	  <a href="./1.1/RELNOTES.FreeBSD">Release Notes</a>
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      <li><b>1.0</b> (November, 1993)</li>
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