Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 20 Dec 1996 22:20:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        William Bulley <web@merit.edu>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FBSD 2.1.5 vs 2.1.6 ??
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961220221911.244I-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199612192121.QAA10048@ohm.merit.edu>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, William Bulley wrote:

> Can someone send me a concise (25 items or less!) description
> of the main differences between 2.1.5 and 2.1.6?
> 
> For example:
> 
>   - they left out the kernel, included in 2.1.6
>   - the compiler was broken, fixed in 2.1.6
>   - etc...
> 
> If this is not possible or if this is a silly question,
> then how do I know if it's worth my while to upgrade?  :-)

. Many new device drivers.
. Fixes for security problems (including Sendmail fix)
. Faster with some new VM stuff
. Probably even more stable than 2.1.5 was :)

> I've read the release notes sent out, but they are seemingly much
> the same each time, with a long list of supported peripherals,
> and I didn't get from them the concise list of changes I need.

The changes are pretty small (ex. Sendmail) but do impact performance
positively.  

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSI.3.94.961220221911.244I-100000>