From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jul 22 21:29: 1 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net (albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B35C37B401 for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2001 21:28:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cjc@earthlink.net) Received: from blossom.cjclark.org (dialup-209.245.140.148.Dial1.SanJose1.Level3.net [209.245.140.148]) by albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net (EL-8_9_3_3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA21335; Sun, 22 Jul 2001 21:28:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from cjc@localhost) by blossom.cjclark.org (8.11.4/8.11.3) id f6N4Ssv01114; Sun, 22 Jul 2001 21:28:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cjc) Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 21:28:54 -0700 From: "Crist J. Clark" To: Wayne Lubin Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: updating 4.2 release to 4.3 release Message-ID: <20010722212854.E419@blossom.cjclark.org> Reply-To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu References: <20010723033348.38144.qmail@web14706.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010723033348.38144.qmail@web14706.mail.yahoo.com>; from wayneclubin@yahoo.com on Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 08:33:48PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 08:33:48PM -0700, Wayne Lubin wrote: > The documentation seems a bit confusing on this. > Chapter 20 talks about how to update to either the > current or stable versions. It also states that > neither is as stable as the release version. So, if > all I am interested in is upgrading to 4.3, and not so > much interested in the less stable up to date > versions, then shouldn't I be upgrading from my 4.2 > release to 4.3 release? If so, then is the only way to > do this to simply install 4.3 from scratch and thus > erase all of my present config files and installed > ports etc...? Chapter 20 does mention briefly that to > go from release version to release version then one > should "use the binary update mechanism". What is the > binary mechanism and where is some documentation on > it. > > A bit confused but ok :) You almost certainly want to update to STABLE due to a very important security fix that occured since last RELEASE. The stablity of STABLE problems are usually over-hyped. When setting up a new system, bring it up to STABLE, verify STABLE works how you like AND THEN LEAVE IT BE UNLESS YOU NEED TO ADD A FEATURE OR SECURITY FIX. A production system should only be upgraded when there is a reason. Yes, STABLE breaks from time to time, but you shouldn't be continually updating critical systems just for the heck of it. YMMV. -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message