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oberman@es.net said:
>Now you see why I recommend that people wait for a month after a release
>to update and to do it to STABLE, not release. 

I agree wholeheartedly.  I'm surprised your truth was accepted as calmly 
as it was.  When I offered the same suggestion a few years ago I was 
thoroughly flamed.

Here's my addition to your 1-month advice.  I subscribe to FreeBSD release 
CDs because by the time the CDs arrive in the mail, I can safely resume 
updating my systems from STABLE.  I suspend automatic weekly updates as 
soon as the first announcement of an upcoming code freeze arrives.

As a side benefit, the practice allows me to give FreeBSD some tangible 
support and leaves me with a useful initial install tool.
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