From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 25 08:03:54 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D41E9106564A for ; Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:03:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f21.google.com (mail-ew0-f21.google.com [209.85.219.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F6C08FC26 for ; Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:03:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: by ewy14 with SMTP id 14so4137731ewy.19 for ; Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:03:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=cnGAoZHyIDZIFYLMpE7jPFEeZiYrd5aEF4FOs8nUEGw=; b=geHNPbPRKVHDNRdK7bb1H22FmC+mELfw+j2T2QIp9xQDijtMGtkXsSVGwEy0HGEsPx XpHyMQHqF6axJeHePQgYjNl3gGR9ec2bRhXcoLM/LGcwhVJcxmp8/iAY5I4XxurnFv4N qdIuvqD1mK+sSQRxPM0KuyHQUCiOwc/0jW+6A= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=YzSvVF7GYu2vAKBs3UPSt0+6ZQ1cLKcd34EECdfNRIrWHbI4WnNOCZ4apNZGMdZg2M NEYJdWwPgAJJ0YCALdmVK0AUeENWXtdkJBXWIyOzH9Mb/r++W+/oXdKHF92QU3II4EXL 73dUvIUkYCuOQOfg5T1vVaztL2lHG8JCixMCY= Received: by 10.210.75.6 with SMTP id x6mr5258987eba.5.1230192233092; Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:03:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from atlantis.dyndns.org (athedsl-07295.home.otenet.gr [87.202.28.183]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d2sm21096404nfc.1.2008.12.25.00.03.52 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:03:52 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <49533E67.4030008@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:03:51 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081011) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: mr g References: <1229417680.20949.1290294601@webmail.messagingengine.com> <49477925.50902@gmail.com> <1230191746.30224.1291737787@webmail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <1230191746.30224.1291737787@webmail.messagingengine.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: handbook question X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:03:54 -0000 mr g wrote: > On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:47:17 +0200, "Manolis Kiagias" > 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!