Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:21:32 -0700 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Will 5.4 be an "Extended Life" release? Message-ID: <42630B9C.5030404@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20050417185631.05349ee0@localhost> References: <20050412213328.GC1953@lava.net> <6.2.1.2.2.20050417185631.05349ee0@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote: > So, I am wondering if I should stick with 4.11, favoring fast single > CPUs over multiprocessor systems, for production machines -- and then > jump to 6.0 when it's released. Will security fixes be available long > enough for me to do this if need be? My personal recommendation is to move to 5.x now; but to answer your question: Yes. FreeBSD 4.11 is supported until January 2007, and the latest plans (that I've heard, at least) have FreeBSD 6.0 coming out some time in late 2005. Colin Percival
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