Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2019 15:58:47 +0000 From: Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD on HP Computer that is using software RAID 5 Message-ID: <SN1PR20MB21090919EA663B807F7C340A808F0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <20190104212322.018833a6.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <SN1PR20MB2109CC11BEFFA9383FDCA406808C0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <20190102222619.c63f20f0.freebsd@edvax.de> <SN1PR20MB2109B69D2E6B7E9E5C6C0087808D0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <alpine.BSF.2.21.9999.1901031243160.25281@mail.fig.ol.no> <SN1PR20MB2109D5A7EAFFFD226B85293D808D0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <6d05c736-8020-4963-fe29-3e6bd9110fe3@FreeBSD.org> <SN1PR20MB210964F5AA73DB24FF0CA079808D0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <8a1d9b31-8dc7-753c-8d37-1eed2d0bd06a@FreeBSD.org> <SN1PR20MB2109BED976DBEE2EFA4A850C808D0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <fcfedf7b-4ce5-5157-60c7-2f50bcf694f3@FreeBSD.org> <SN1PR20MB210918B0A8CD8367518477CD808E0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <61b4143c-1991-805e-4b4e-8ddb3c20b032@FreeBSD.org> <SN1PR20MB2109AE36981AA4407E1CE4F2808E0@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <20190104212322.018833a6.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, 4 Jan 2019 21:23:22 +0100, Polytropon stated: >In my opinion, providing RELEASE-pX images (patched versions) >could be a nice addition to the offerings FreeBSD already has. >I think you will agree that STABLE "snapshots" probably aren't >that interesting, while BETA, ALPHA, and RCs might be useful >for testers. > >Given an Internet connection is activated upon system installation >time, a non-intrusive dialog could be presented like this: > > You are about to install FreeBSD 12.0. > Currently there are patched versions > available which you can install. Please > select the version you want: > > [ ] FreeBSD 12.0 of 2018-12-12 > [ ] FreeBSD 12.0 p1 of 2019-01-23 > [ ] FreeBSD 12,0 p2 of 2019-02-34 > >Sorry for the nonsense dates. :-) > >This is especially handy for installation via "bootonly" media >where no actual data to be installed is present. This is essentially exactly what I am looking for. I find the argument that creating "point" releases would be too time consuming to be an invalid argument. In reality, this option would only be valid for "boot-only" discs anyway. --=20 Carmel
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