Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 11:44:04 -0400 From: "Albert Martinez" <albertem@bellatlantic.net> To: <newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: freebsd update tag? Message-ID: <NGBBJJMDOLFGNOGHLAFCMELNCAAA.albertem@bellatlantic.net> In-Reply-To: <004c01c1fbc7$e608bac0$cea8a1d5@erik>
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> I belevie RELENG_4_5 is what he's searching for, he was asking about a > branch where commits are safe (oh well, as safe it can get), not -STABLE > wich isn't pointed for production systems. I'm not sure that freebsd has an equivalent to openbsd-stable, but, I do want safe commmits and RELENG_4_5 seems to do that best for me. Thx. > Albert, look at this: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html Doh, right under my nose. The freebsd handbook is great, but, I think it should have a chapter on updating and upgrading. "The Cutting Edge" just talks abouts stable vs. current and not the "security" branch. The handbook does a good job at addressing newbie concerns. Going so far as to include a section on unix basics. Unfortunately, it falls short on the topic of updateing/upgrading. CVS is a tool for maintaining your system not a goal. So, relying on a section on CVS tags to explain to newbies what their update/upgrade options are is inconsistant with the newbie friendly approach demonstrated throughtout the handbook. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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