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Subject: Re: 7.0 and 6.3
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On Wednesday 24 October 2007 02:17:12 am Kris Kennaway wrote:
> David J Brooks wrote:
> > Bill Moran wrote:
> >> Note also that a ports freeze is starting soon for 7.0 and 6.3 release.
> >
> > What are the differences between 6.3 and 7.0? Which should be considered
> > the standard upgrade path from 6.2 release? Is there a compelling reason
> > to upgrade to one over the other?
>
> 7.0 is the recommended choice; 6.3 is only for people who cannot update
> to the new branch yet.
>
> http://people.freebsd.org/~kris/scaling/7.0%20Preview.pdf

Wow! That's a really thorough answer. Thanks Kris!

David
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