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Subject: Re: update from 7.0 to 7.2?
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At 03:20 PM 6/29/2009, you wrote:
>Brad Mettee <bmettee@pchotshots.com> writes:
>
> > 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?
>
>At *least* make sure you get the security updates...
>
>--
>Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area

Ok, looks like I have some reading to do.

Thanks everyone.


         Brad Mettee
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