Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 09:15:14 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Erich <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Chris Nehren <apeiron+freebsd-stable@isuckatdomains.net> Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD? Message-ID: <CADLo83-bmsyrcZuYzuJSzvke3Wm7DAtEggVQKLetf=_KWjScRQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4069760.8WmX7zQx9F@x220.ovitrap.com> References: <C480320C-0CD9-4B61-8AFB-37085C820AB7@FreeBSD.org> <95D35900-AC63-4948-B54F-40041FFCB232@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <20120602185601.GD2309@isuckatdomains.members.linode.com> <4069760.8WmX7zQx9F@x220.ovitrap.com>
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On Jun 3, 2012 5:26 AM, "Erich" <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > On 02 June 2012 PM 2:56:01 Chris Nehren wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 14:11:06 -0400 , Paul Mather wrote: > > > I'm not sure what the solution is for the end user. I know I get > > > somewhat leery of updating my ports if I see a large number of changes > > > coming via portsnap (like the 4000+ that accompanied the recent libpng > > > upgrade) and there is nothing new in UPDATING (which, happily wasn't > > > the case with the libpng upgrade). Usually, I wait a while for the > > > dust to clear and an UPDATING entry potentially to appear. > > > > If you're concerned about things breaking, don't follow the bleeding > > edge. This seems to be common sense. > > is there a second version of the ports tree available? > > What is the response of the list if you want to install a new package with you old ports tree? > The response is "Don't ask for support if you do that", I'm afraid. No major OS I can think of allows you to mix and match like that (though I could be wrong). Chris
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