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Subject: Re: 4.3 FreeBSD
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> It is best to lag behind the releases by a
> few months so that you can learn from other people's problems and
then
> upgrade to the STABLE branch just as soon as you get the new
RELEASE.  You
> will save yourself a lot of headaches.
>

Where this all started was a query as to why CVSUP is regarded by many
asthe holy grail of FreeBSD. By far the best uptimes I've had from
FreeBSD were base RELEASE installations & no CVSUP. Maybe there is
some advantage for "cutting edge" people but judging from the problems
reported by a heap of non-geeks, users who prefer stability &
reliability over having all the latest bells & whistles may well be
better off installing RELEASE versions & leaving them untouched til
the next RELEASE.



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