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[jggimi]

You've been directed to the "graphic" regarding OpenBSD development in the FAQ several times. Here it is again:

Graphically, the development of these flavors looks something like this:
       .------o-----------o----X                    5.9 Stable
       |      .           .
       |      .    .------o---------o----X          6.0 Stable
       |      .    |      .         .
       |      .    |      .    .----o----------o--> 6.1 Stable
       |      .    |      .    |    .          .
       |      .    |      .    |    .    .-----o--> 6.2 Stable
       |      .    |      .    |    .    |     .
       |      .    |      .    |    .    |     .
 -->5.9Rel----->6.0Rel----->6.1Rel----->6.2Rel----> Current

          Time --->

The bottom row is -current. Note the release numbers along the -current timeline.

As discussed previously in this thread:

• -current is the development branch.
• -releases are developed in -current.
• snapshots are made available from time to time. They are "snapshots" of a point in time of -current.
• The snapshot that became -release today was created last week, some time before you installed the October 3 snapshot.
• Your -current system is newer than the -release published today.
• The -release published today will never change. Patches will be made available for break/fix until 6.4 is released in about a year.