Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:03:53 +0200 From: Mario Hoerich <lists@MHoerich.de> To: bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> Cc: Liste FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: RELENG_5_3 // RELENG_5_3_RELEASE Message-ID: <20050623100353.GA1780@Pandora.MHoerich.de> In-Reply-To: <658CA48E-E955-4075-8D6B-CF2AE6092ED3@todoo.biz> References: <658CA48E-E955-4075-8D6B-CF2AE6092ED3@todoo.biz>
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# bsd: > Since I have switched to the 5_3 instead of 5_3_RELEASE, do I have to > do more updates for my system. I guess that the patched software that > have been released since the 5_3_RELEASE are included in the 5_3 and > that I have to install them somehow. > > So my question is how ? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html > Do you think this is a good idea to stick to 5_3 instead of > 5_3_RELEASE for a production system (mail server) ? Yes. RELENG_5_3 is a security branch of 5.3-RELEASE and thus handled in a very conservative manner. No bad surprises there. Tracking it will get you updates iff they're strictly necessary. Regards, Mario --
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