From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Apr 15 20:33:28 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 035B5AED905 for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:33:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brandon.wandersee@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io0-f176.google.com (mail-io0-f176.google.com [209.85.223.176]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D00B3186C for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:33:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brandon.wandersee@gmail.com) Received: by mail-io0-f176.google.com with SMTP id g185so145949559ioa.2 for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:33:27 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:references:user-agent:from:to:cc:subject :in-reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version; bh=+WFPfFhRPusIJ2AjhJMGOov6Z9y6VCIf+k09vcHCFdQ=; b=W1i/MD6HoXeFoUgp0GeqVlfJy+x1B+pAcI9nNAcr+zVFsiu5Tev5RI8wHM6DX43GdO 05wYzlc9RZJnz7JmrOueBNPvYxCwSOrzi+jByFC0r6U/SBHnb3Li6sKGYOxWF/vYXnqN NCndOygXglHpQomHcLdM3RwRu4Byd41NFY2dnaryCSB3uI1lTDmN4Q1DjgAcDN3dx6fT VuoxEfKPtYw5QXRbTzYVXJG07mYj3eN+VQ1SbPjb5bmel+f8Je+vMaYPBewVJljK0JeV lqGWL03LzD5SaQ3HlU4IGxNZfvSDPdJ/xVezPvl4j0aWmS4UuiZWIpbeeAtUdpBQX1d1 tnnQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOPr4FWXYYtw3TBN5XVhxCcwZsbUgBbfkmAQi61nohG9kQIZIYU8WjtPU0OSH8iBTECxCg== X-Received: by 10.107.36.82 with SMTP id k79mr24834747iok.121.1460750916257; Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:08:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from WorkBox.Home.gmail.com (75-161-218-198.mpls.qwest.net. [75.161.218.198]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id k1sm25081933igg.16.2016.04.15.13.08.34 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:08:35 -0700 (PDT) References: <003401d196ee$258ee680$70acb380$@zamnet.zm> User-agent: mu4e 0.9.16; emacs 24.5.1 From: Brandon J. Wandersee To: Carmel Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading from FreeBSD 4.1 In-reply-to: Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:08:35 -0500 Message-ID: <86lh4e63ek.fsf@WorkBox.Home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:33:28 -0000 Carmel writes: > Do it once and be done with it. It is easier and it works. If that were true, this thread wouldn't exist. :P Since you've inadvertantly brought this up, it should be noted that beginning with the release of 11.0 the support model for FreeBSD releases is changing.[1] Based on the new support model 10.1 will be considered as out-of-date in a couple years as 4.1 is considered now. So waiting another half-year to "[install something] once and be done with it" probably isn't a real solution. It's not necessarily a bad idea, but 10.3 will continue to be supported long enough for OP to get used to the new system structure and utilities, and prepare for an upgrade to 11.x. [1]: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2015-February/001624.html -- :: Brandon J. Wandersee :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: -------------------------------------------------- :: 'The best design is as little design as possible.' :: --- Dieter Rams ----------------------------------