Please, people. Let's all remain civil. We're trying to share knowledge, and that's all. While the word "discussion" and "percussion" may have similar etymologies, can we please not traverse the path from one to the other?
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The -stable CVS branch is tagged simultaneously with -release during the development cycle. Unlike -release, which remains static, this branch will receive patches as needed for reliability, availability, and security. If a -stable fix is deemed to be of broad interest or sufficient severity, an errata patch will be published on the Project website. It is possible to have a fix developed and deployed for -stable that does not receive publication as errata. It may be deemed non-critical, or determined to have limited impact. If so, this won't be a security fix, those are always critical.
Is there a difference between -release+errata patches when compared with -stable? The answer is sometimes. Does it matter which you choose? For security, no.
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