Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:10:22 -0500 From: Ryan Steinmetz <zi@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@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: <20180110141022.GB85907@exodus.zi0r.com> In-Reply-To: <20180110133247.GA71304@FreeBSD.org> References: <201801092037.w09KbI47089507@repo.freebsd.org> <20180110115836.GA74771@FreeBSD.org> <20180110132830.GA85907@exodus.zi0r.com> <20180110133247.GA71304@FreeBSD.org>
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On (01/10/18 13:32), Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: >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. :-) > Found a URL on ISC's site that displays this and I've added it to the pkg-descr: Details on versioning/release information may be obtained here: https://www.isc.org/downloads/ >./danfe -- Ryan Steinmetz PGP: 9079 51A3 34EF 0CD4 F228 EDC6 1EF8 BA6B D028 46D7
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