Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 13:57:41 -0800 From: clark shishido <clark@ruminary.org> To: Aristedes Maniatis <ari@ish.com.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: update strategies Message-ID: <20021206215741.GA69997@ruminary.org> In-Reply-To: <5FCDFD3A-08CB-11D7-86ED-003065A9024A@ish.com.au> References: <5FCDFD3A-08CB-11D7-86ED-003065A9024A@ish.com.au>
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On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 02:32:40PM +1100, Aristedes Maniatis wrote: > > It appears that there are two strategies for updating FreeBSD systems: > > * cvsup the latest STABLE release on a regular basis > * get the CD release (4.6, 4.7, etc) snapshots periodically and update > from that either with binaries or compiled from source > > I am curious about what most people do. For a server where stability is > important, I obviously don't want to buildworld once a week, but it is > also important to keep on top of bug reports and security holes. to answer one of your original questions there's a third option if you want stability and security. Rse one of the security branches RELENG_4_[5-7] for your cvsup tag. This way you'll avoid the major changes in -STABLE but still get the security and severe bugs fixes. --clark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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