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Date:      Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:55:46 -0800
From:      "mr g" <claymore@eml.cc>
To:        "Manolis Kiagias" <sonic2000gr@gmail.com>
Cc:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: handbook question
Message-ID:  <1230191746.30224.1291737787@webmail.messagingengine.com>
In-Reply-To: <49477925.50902@gmail.com>
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:47:17 +0200, "Manolis Kiagias"
<sonic2000gr@gmail.com> said:
> mr g wrote:
> > Why isn't part 26 included in part4? Both seem to have to do with
> > adding the latest code to freebsd. I don't get why part 26 is
> > near networking? I only say because I was hunting around and then
> > fond it with help of a friend on chat. I think it might be a good
> > idea to roll it into part 4 so all updating of programs and the
> > os are covered together. Thanks. -g
> >
> >   
> 
> Chapter 4 refers to upgrading and  ports and packages, which are third 
> party applications as fas as FreeBSD is concerned. Chapter 26 deals with 
> freebsd-update which updates the base system and portsnap which updates 
> the Ports tree (but not installed programs).
> There is currently a discussion on merging chapter 26 with "The Cutting 
> Edge" which also refers to base system upgrades. The resulting chapter 
> will also be more appropriately named (something like Updating and 
> Upgrading FreeBSD).
> 


Thank you for responding.  Merry holidays.
Freebsd is very impressive.

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