[Bug 263571] FAQ: CURRENT, STABLE RELEASE: corrections, updates and enhancement

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=263571

--- Comment #6 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> ---
<https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/#stable>

> What is the FreeBSD-STABLE concept?

The question is not entirely answered. It seems to omit the essence: 

    application binary interface (ABI) stability.

From
<http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/stable.html#_that_word_does_not_mean_what_you_think_it_means>: 

>> The name "-STABLE" is frequently misunderstood. It does not mean 
>> solid or steady. -STABLE means that while code can change, the 
>> ABI (Application Binary Interface) will remain stable and not change. 
>> Programs compiled to run on FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE, or 10.1-RELEASE, 
>> or 10.2-RELEASE will continue to work on FreeBSD 10-STABLE. 
>> Effectively, -STABLE is the latest version of FreeBSD you can get 
>> without breaking installed software.

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