From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 25 20:31:19 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF71616A417 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:31:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@sequestered.net) Received: from kwisatz.haderach.net (kwisatz.haderach.net [208.116.11.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB25C13C49D for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:31:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@sequestered.net) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (Authenticated sender: macbook@sequestered.net) with ESMTP id D0F0C2882A for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:31:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4720FD15.4000905@sequestered.net> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:31:17 -0700 From: Jay Chandler User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions References: <200710232143.14412.freysman@comcast.net> <471EF178.5050600@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <471EF178.5050600@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: 7.0 and 6.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:31:20 -0000 Kris Kennaway wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: >> Bill Moran wrote: >>> Note also that a ports freeze is starting soon for 7.0 and 6.3 release. >> >> What are the differences between 6.3 and 7.0? Which should be >> considered the standard upgrade path from 6.2 release? Is there a >> compelling reason to upgrade to one over the other? > > 7.0 is the recommended choice; 6.3 is only for people who cannot update > to the new branch yet. > > http://people.freebsd.org/~kris/scaling/7.0%20Preview.pdf > > Kris > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Fascinating! I have to ask, is there a straightforward upgrad path from 6.2 to 7.0, or is it largely going to be a matter of "back up, blow it away, and install cleanly before restoring data?" -- Jay Chandler / KB1JWQ Living Legend / Systems Exorcist Today's Excuse: Melting hard drives