From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue May  6 05:07:22 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57AFD1065670
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue,  6 May 2008 05:07:22 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from sahil@tandon.net)
Received: from bulwark.hamla.org (bulwark.hamla.org [69.55.228.210])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47C3B8FC1B
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue,  6 May 2008 05:07:22 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from sahil@tandon.net)
Received: from localhost (bulwark [69.55.228.210])
	by bulwark.hamla.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 073881CC6C
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon,  5 May 2008 22:07:22 -0700 (PDT)
X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV at bulwark.hamla.org
Received: from bulwark.hamla.org ([69.55.228.210])
	by localhost (bulwark.hamla.org [69.55.228.210]) (amavisd-new,
	port 10024)
	with LMTP id nOQOt+PxTz4E for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon,  5 May 2008 22:07:19 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 01:07:18 -0400
From: Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Message-ID: <20080506050717.GA18162@shepherd>
References: <20080504221223.20b5827e@gom.home>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <20080504221223.20b5827e@gom.home>
Subject: Re: living with freebsd
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 05:07:22 -0000

* prad <prad@towardsfreedom.com> [2008-05-04 22:12:23 -0700]:

> do you use only ports or only packages or a mixture?

Primarily ports.

> do you upgrade from version to version using freebsd tools or do it
> manually?

I use portmanager.

> do you have a different approach regarding the above depending on
> whether it is for a server or a desktop?

Only my servers run FreeBSD.

> the handbook tells you what you can do, but i'd like to know what is
> actually done and why.

Well, that's just a bit too open-ended isn't it? ;-)

-- 
Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>