Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:18:21 -0600 From: Programmer In Training <pit@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mozilla Updates Message-ID: <4B86E91D.8040404@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> In-Reply-To: <44sk8pkooh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <4B86B728.3090404@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <44sk8pkooh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigC99168670D28CC0EB546B83E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 02/25/10 15:09, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Programmer In Training <pit@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> writes: >=20 >> Since the advisories from Mozilla[0-1] have been released, and updates= >> for at least FireFox and Thunderbird are available, when will they be >> made available via ports (especially FF 3.6 TB 3.0.2)? Should I >> deinstall the ports version and go ahead and compile from source >> available at Mozilla's sites? >=20 > I'm not sure what you're asking. Firefox 3.6 has been available from > ports for over two weeks. Thunderbird hasn't been updated yet, but > 3.0.2 has only been out for a few hours. As of the last time I updated ports (the 22nd) I was prevented from installing Firefox because of the vulnerabilities. I'm grabbing and extracting for today right now. Also, did not realize that 3.0.2 has only been out for a few hours. I only check Mozilla site every so often (and the CERT site even less so). > I would recommend that if you want updates faster than the maintainers > check them in, you go ahead and build them yourself, but think carefull= y > about how to do it. If you build without the ports system, it can be > difficult to remove the program again when you next wish to update. If= That's why I'm seeking advice. I'm content to wait for the maintainers to check them in (for the most part). > you don't have the skills to update the port skeleton to a new version,= > you probably won't find it any easier to build the program from scratch= =2E >=20 I do, though I'm having some weird issues with freebsd-update. If I can't resolve them myself within the next few days I'll be back here to a= sk. --=20 Yours In Christ, PIT Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. --------------enigC99168670D28CC0EB546B83E Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLhukjAAoJEENZQ8DH7rW0gIIH+wfF/Dr8bC8E49z7c8/AY8Wa MAeL+MlZz+CYJ5b+dCLpmbpySg6RDhajqOXU+ELE0Jl22NIqGq2Ss6y8k5eyT+Ft i2LvMgaTyQttcrXwKo/jlnYm/SmiS5ldD9uKP9H+6MwbviwxAB32FcIl3l1i5Xsj zCIlArDvGoSQNE4VDVEVmwYLCMwSNBVrOsG6wjJ+zJ1WnkkgIjsAbk84ekja/Eyv /E4Q8Dvr0zJqHSUiG2lT+gCDC8LopQMbUPH0uWxM5Jnt0g9BKfhP9gZZA5dIfbwK qC7tiZIs5vpk2tAE3OhkQJBdFN/L4+6m9u5202u85HK3gEAvDwzcbbsFn55eWD0= =4o/q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigC99168670D28CC0EB546B83E--
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