From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Jul 22 13:25:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA17669 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (suebla.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.44.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA17599 for ; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:24:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sue@phoenix.welearn.com.au) Received: (from sue@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id GAA02263; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 06:23:58 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <19980723062353.48912@welearn.com.au> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 06:23:53 +1000 From: Sue Blake To: Tim Gerchmez Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading References: <3.0.5.32.19980722042047.0081abb0@mx.serv.net> <3.0.5.32.19980722042047.0081abb0@mx.serv.net> <19980723032132.08184@welearn.com.au> <3.0.5.32.19980722130055.0081c410@mx.serv.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980722130055.0081c410@mx.serv.net>; from Tim Gerchmez on Wed, Jul 22, 1998 at 01:00:55PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Jul 22, 1998 at 01:00:55PM -0700, Tim Gerchmez wrote: > At 03:21 AM 7/23/98 +1000, Sue Blake wrote: > > >FreeBSD-Questions is *the* place for advice and information on > >upgrading and installing new versions. > > OK, so can we "discuss" the new version here though? Of course. In fact, this will be a great opportunity to get a variety of newbies views on anything that needs addressing from more of a newbies (new freebsd-using businesses as well as home learners) perspective. For example, from our experiences we might be able to identify areas of documentation that need more attention than others, or show appreciation for any new newbie-friendliness we find in 2.2.7. I don't imagine we'll get into this with any volume or balance for a while though, until after the CDs have started shipping for example. Personally I don't see any need to upgrade if 2.2.6 is working fine as it is. I tend to be one of those people who sit back and wait for the screams of pain to die down before deciding if there is any real incentive to upgrade, and 2.2.6 is pretty solid. I might keep upgrading a few individual packages, but that's no sweat. Maybe it's too many years of using other operating systems that's made me so slow and cynical. Sure, it was nice to get rid of 2.1.5 but now even 2.2.2 still serves most of my needs :-) -- Regards, -*Sue*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message