Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:03:51 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> To: mr g <claymore@eml.cc> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: handbook question Message-ID: <49533E67.4030008@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1230191746.30224.1291737787@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1229417680.20949.1290294601@webmail.messagingengine.com> <49477925.50902@gmail.com> <1230191746.30224.1291737787@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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mr g wrote: > 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. > > It is impressive indeed ;) The merge mentioned above has been completed, see the new "Updating and Upgrading FreeBSD" chapter here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgrading.html Happy Christmas to you too!
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