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, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r458567 - head/net/isc-dhcp43-server Message-ID: <20180110133247.GA71304@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20180110132830.GA85907@exodus.zi0r.com> References: <201801092037.w09KbI47089507@repo.freebsd.org> <20180110115836.GA74771@FreeBSD.org> <20180110132830.GA85907@exodus.zi0r.com>
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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
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