Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:34:47 +0200 From: Dan Lukes <dan@obluda.cz> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 9.2 EoL coming soon Message-ID: <53BFE7F7.1060309@obluda.cz> In-Reply-To: <201407111146.s6BBk5Z3082993@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <201407111146.s6BBk5Z3082993@fire.js.berklix.net>
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On 07/11/14 13:46, Julian H. Stacey: >> On September 30, 2014, FreeBSD 9.2 will reach its End of Life > A tight timesecale to force business users to upgrade. 9.2 is the > main release today (8.4 old, & 10.0 risky) 9.3 not even released > just RC3. Northern hemisphere is 3 weeks off August when some whole > countries (eg .fr) virtually close down on holiday, & others don't > get much done 'till after 1st week in Sept. Slip 9.2 EOL one month > to 31st Oct. & it'll give many business sys admins a much better window. Valid arguments and +1m slip should not harm Security Officer so much. On the other side, business users, especially holiday sensitive users, could consider not to install releases with non-extended lifetime in the future ... System with extended lifetime will give them more freedom ... Dan
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