Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 10:12:28 +0200 (MET DST) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD-current users) Cc: rwm@MPGN.COM (Rob Miracle) Subject: Re: Keeping up with this thing Message-ID: <199610020812.KAA21312@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199610020146.VAA18241@Central.KeyWest.MPGN.COM> from Rob Miracle at "Oct 1, 96 09:46:35 pm"
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As Rob Miracle wrote: > I read the FAQ and the handbook and I still have some confusion about > how to keep my system semi recent without catching things in a state > of flux. By subscribing to freebsd-current@freebsd.org, and rebuilding the systems only if you are feeling that the chances for a working environment are good. Sacrifice the disk space for the CVS tree. This gives you the option to update parts of the system to a known date, or to pull just a single fix that you are seriously needing, without risking too much by upgrading everything. If you want a stable system, never upgrade, but only apply those bug fixes you know you need. ;-) -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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