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Date:      Fri, 03 Oct 1997 23:40:48 +0930
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Invis <invis@visi.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How much work does running -current take? 
Message-ID:  <199710031410.XAA00752@word.smith.net.au>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 Oct 1997 20:01:40 GMT." <19971002200140.10833@visi.com> 

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> 1. If I install -current, will I have to do 'make worlds' or other 6 hour CPU
> 	   tasks often?

You won't have to.  You may want to.

> 2. Will my system more often than not be able to boot and run most of the time?
>    i.e. I have one computer, I don't mind constant reboots, even making my own
>    code patches if necessary, but if this is something it's almost necessary
>    to have two machines for, please tell me!

It can be helpful to have two systems, but things are generally better 
now than they were in terms of re-bootstrapping yourself.

> 	3. Where can I get a list of new features available in 3.0-current ??

The CVS commitlogs are the most verbose resource.

mike





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