The release of pfSense Community Edition (CE) 2.8.0-RELEASE-amd64
.img.gz file (memstick/serial)..img file is often "better" because it writes directly to the drive without needing a graphical installer.The string "pfsense-ce-2.8.0-RELEASE-amd64.iso.gz" refers to the compressed installation image for the pfSense® Community Edition (CE) 2.8.0 release for 64-bit hardware. pfsensece280releaseamd64isogz better
RELEASE: Indicates that this is a stable, official build ready for production use, rather than a "BETA" or "RC" (Release Candidate) testing build. The release of pfSense Community Edition (CE) 2