Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 12:51:45 -0400 From: Warner Joseph <Joseph.Warner@siemens.com> To: "'Erick Mechler'" <emechler@techometer.net> Cc: "'freebsd-stable@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: 2 Questions Message-ID: <DAF0948B1D3A2D4080988C683F6BD90703797C43@MLVV9MBE.usmlvv1p0a.smshsc.net>
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-----Original Message----- From: Erick Mechler [mailto:emechler@techometer.net] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:39 AM To: Warner Joseph Cc: 'freebsd-stable@freebsd.org' Subject: Re: 2 Questions :: Just two quick questions: :: :: 1. Would it be possible or difficult to upgrade FreeBSD 4.8 -STABLE to :: 5.2 -STABLE when it comes out? Difficult (without completely rebuilding your system and doing a binary upgrade). Source upgrades, while they will work, will leave a lot of unnecessary remnants of 4.x on your box. Ok, then a complete format and reinstall I presume? :: 2. Which is the best for a production environment, -STABLE or -RELEASE :: Someone told me they think the latter is better because it doesn't :: require as much downtime for an upgrade. Both systems require the same amount of time to upgrade, so that's not the issue. The issue is what sort of changes you want to make to your production box. If you track -STABLE then you'll get bug fixes, new features, etc. If you track one of the Security branches, then you'll only get security fixes with no new features. I understand now. Thanks for the clarification. Check out the Handbook on information about what -STABLE actually means: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/current-stable.htm l And the definition of all the CVS tags in use today: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html Cheers - Erick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to CSOffice@smed.com. Thank you
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