From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 29 19:05:24 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4BC91065672 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:05:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from earl@eeg3.net) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98EB98FC1F for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:05:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from earl@eeg3.net) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id d14so1303334and.13 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:05:24 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.37.12 with SMTP id k12mr9542506ank.99.1246302323813; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:05:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20090629140002.02ee3cb8@mail.pchotshots.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20090629140002.02ee3cb8@mail.pchotshots.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:05:23 -0400 Message-ID: From: Earl Gay To: Brad Mettee Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: update from 7.0 to 7.2? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:05:25 -0000 On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Brad Mettee wrote: > If a system is stable and ports are up to date, serving mail & web pages as > needed, is there any reason to update from this: > FreeBSD ns1.pchotshots.com 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb 24 > 10:35:36 UTC 2008 root@driscoll.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > amd64 > > To something newer? (like 7.2 stable) > > Would there be any noticeable benefit from an update? > > Thanks > > Brad Mettee > PC HotShots, Inc. > Baltimore, MD > (410) 426-7617 There's always the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" belief. If you're using ZFS, 7.2-STABLE has the latest ZFS update; comparitavely, 7.1-RELEASE has a longer time until end-of-life. You could also check out the release notes to see if any of the updates are something worth upgrading for, respective to your needs/setup. Regards, Earl