Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:39:40 +0200 From: =?UTF-8?B?xYF1a2FzeiBXxIVzaWtvd3NraQ==?= <lukasz@wasikowski.net> To: Dan Lukes <dan@obluda.cz>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 9.2 EoL coming soon Message-ID: <53BFF72C.1060500@wasikowski.net> In-Reply-To: <53BFE7F7.1060309@obluda.cz> References: <201407111146.s6BBk5Z3082993@fire.js.berklix.net> <53BFE7F7.1060309@obluda.cz>
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W dniu 2014-07-11 15:34, Dan Lukes pisze: > 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 ... There were too many important changes / fixes in 9.2 to stick with 9.1. +1 month for migration to 9.3 would be great. -- best regards, Lukasz Wasikowski
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