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<sect><heading>A Brief History of FreeBSD<label id="history"></heading> <sect><heading>A Brief History of FreeBSD<label id="history"></heading>
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the edges, the release was a significant success and was followed by the more the edges, the release was a significant success and was followed by the more
robust and easier to install FreeBSD 2.0.5 release in June of 1995. robust and easier to install FreeBSD 2.0.5 release in June of 1995.
<em>Where to from here?</em>
We released FreeBSD 2.1.5 in August of 1996, and it appeared to be We released FreeBSD 2.1.5 in August of 1996, and it appeared to be
popular enough among the ISP and commercial communities that another popular enough among the ISP and commercial communities that another
release along the 2.1-stable branch was merited. This was FreeBSD 2.1.7.1, release along the 2.1-stable branch was merited. This was FreeBSD 2.1.7.1,
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FreeBSD 2.2 was branched from the development mainline ("-current") in FreeBSD 2.2 was branched from the development mainline ("-current") in
November 1996 as the RELENG_2_2 branch, and the first full release November 1996 as the RELENG_2_2 branch, and the first full release
(2.2.1) was released in April, 1997. Further releases along the 2.2 branch (2.2.1) was released in April, 1997. Further releases along the 2.2 branch
are planned throughout the Summer and Fall of '97 and into early were done in the Summer and Fall of '97, the latest being 2.2.6 which
Winter, at which point the first 3.0 release will appear. appeared in late March of '98. The first official 3.0 release will appear
later in 1998.
Long term development projects for everything from SMP to DEC ALPHA support Long term development projects for everything from SMP to DEC ALPHA support
will continue to take place in the 3.0-current branch and SNAPshot releases will continue to take place in the 3.0-current branch and SNAPshot releases
of 3.0 on CDROM (and, of course, on the net) will begin to appear in May, 1997. of 3.0 on CDROM (and, of course, on the net).