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Date:      Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:48:23 -0500
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
To:        Graham Bentley <admin@cpcnw.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Starting from Scratch!
Message-ID:  <20110202174823.GA25290@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <8BB19CF584084C298AA7F3BD4F3AC385@admin>
References:  <20110202120033.349E710657CC@hub.freebsd.org> <8BB19CF584084C298AA7F3BD4F3AC385@admin>

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On Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 12:09:11PM -0000, Graham Bentley wrote:

> After several months away from FreeBSD I am asking
> for advice on versions for general desktop / interest
> use [non critical learning platform]
> 
> Should I hang on a bit for 8.2 to go current?
> 
> Or will I easily be able to update RC3 in any case?

It really depends on how much in a hurry you are.
If timeing and a little wait doesn't matter, I would wait for 8.2.
It is always just a trifle easier to install from scratch than update.

But, having said that, it should not be very difficult to move to 8.2
from 8.1.

////jerry


> 
> Thanks!
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