Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:05:23 -0400 From: Earl Gay <earl@eeg3.net> To: Brad Mettee <bmettee@pchotshots.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: update from 7.0 to 7.2? Message-ID: <ff44cb250906291205x50b37e1by84c93be57adee5e4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20090629140002.02ee3cb8@mail.pchotshots.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20090629140002.02ee3cb8@mail.pchotshots.com>
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Brad Mettee <bmettee@pchotshots.com> wrote: > If a system is stable and ports are up to date, serving mail & web pages as > needed, is there any reason to update from this: > FreeBSD ns1.pchotshots.com 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb 24 > 10:35:36 UTC 2008 root@driscoll.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > amd64 > > To something newer? (like 7.2 stable) > > Would there be any noticeable benefit from an update? > > Thanks > > Brad Mettee > PC HotShots, Inc. > Baltimore, MD > (410) 426-7617 There's always the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" belief. If you're using ZFS, 7.2-STABLE has the latest ZFS update; comparitavely, 7.1-RELEASE has a longer time until end-of-life. You could also check out the release notes to see if any of the updates are something worth upgrading for, respective to your needs/setup. Regards, Earl
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