Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:41:47 +0200 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists_nada@tx.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: challenge: end of life for 6.2 is premature with buggy 6.3 Message-ID: <4848336B.60907@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <8A3638B8BF777C9DF4AB354A@utd65257.utdallas.edu> References: <9B7FE91B-9C2E-4732-866C-930AC6022A40@netconsonance.com> <200806051023.56065.jhb@freebsd.org> <CE0D857CF3C54017B29052F0@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <1212684781.10665.81.camel@localhost> <8A3638B8BF777C9DF4AB354A@utd65257.utdallas.edu>
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Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On Thursday, June 05, 2008 17:53:01 +0100 Tom Evans > <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> I think that, especially with open source products, there is a large >> emphasis on testing in your own environments, and choosing the 'correct' >> version of a particular software package is important. For example, at >> $JOB, we had a lot of servers running 6.1 as it was an extended lifetime >> release, so no point jumping to 6.2, instead we waited for 6.3 to pass >> our integration testing. >> > > Not everyone has those kinds of resources. The domain I'm referring to > is a hobby site, run by a husband and wife. They started with shared > hosting and moved to a dedicated box when I volunteered to help with the > backend work. For several years we ran one server hosting dns, imaps, > smtps, mail lists and websites. > > Yes, it's not ideal, but when you have zero income you do what you can. > Testing like you describe is out of the question. > > We now have the embarrassment of riches of two servers; one for web and > the old one for the rest. The old box is still running 5.4 SECURITY. > The new box is running 6.1. I'd *like* to upgrade both boxes, and the > older box can go offline comfortably for several hours without anyone > but me noticing. But if the web box goes down for 30 seconds, queries > from the users start pouring in. Come now, even some of the biggest websites on the planet have scheduled downtime :) Kris
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