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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: How often portupgrades?
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On Sun, 4 Dec 2005, Kiffin Gish wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-12-03 at 17:51 -0800, Vizion wrote:
>>
>> I have been using freebsd for quite a long time and I find that sometimes I am
>> constantly upgrading a machine which is being used for development something
>> and then when I just need systems to carry on doing the same thing day after
>> day I get into the if it aint broke dont fix it mode! Then a new
>> application/need comes along and the cycle starts over again!
>>
>> david
>>
>
> Then one seriously wonders what the benefit is of upgraded more than
> once every few months or so.

Security fixes.
Bug fixes.
New features.
Compatibility.

How important each of these will be depends on the use of the machine. 
portaudit helps with the first one.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA