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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:32:47 +0000
From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org>
To: Ryan Steinmetz <zi@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org,
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Subject: Re: svn commit: r458567 - head/net/isc-dhcp43-server
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On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 08:28:30AM -0500, Ryan Steinmetz wrote:
> On (01/10/18 11:58), Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> > ...
> > Something I've always been wondering about: why do we have both
> > isc-dhcp43-* and isc-dhcp44-* ports in the tree?  What is the
> > difference between the two?  Which one should be the preferred,
> > default one?
> 
> Historically, ISC has had multiple supported 'stable' versions of
> isc-dhcpd.  In this particular case, 4.4.x is an upcoming release and
> the current version is a beta.
> 
> Enterprises will typically stick with a particular stable release until
> something compels them to go through the potential hassle/risk of
> switching.
> 
> At the moment, the isc-dhcp43-* would be considered preferred.

Thanks.  It would be nice if this information could be found in the ports'
descriptions though. :-)

./danfe