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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@ref.tfs.com>
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Subject: Re: 2.1 install "upgrade" question?
To: PVinci@ix.netcom.com (Paul Vinciguerra)
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 1995 11:25:57 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199504091704.KAA09681@ix4.ix.netcom.com> from "Paul Vinciguerra" at Apr 9, 95 10:04:24 am
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> Is the 2.1 installation going to have an option to "upgrade" from 2.0R 
> (the CD)?  Since the 2.0 install assumed no investment in Freebsd (it 
> just layed down the image and didn't care how much time you spent 
> setting up 1.x).  If you want this to be really user friendly, we need 
> an option to lay down only the "delta". All serious packages offer 
> "upgrade from 1.x"
> "upgrade from 2.0R"
> "new installation"
> 
> If this can't be done in time, I suggest an easy to find doc to walk a 
> current FreeBSD'er through doing an "upgrade"

This is such an sensible thing to suggest.  Any idea where we find the
time to do it ?

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Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@login.dknet.dk> -- TRW Financial Systems, Inc.
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