From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 9 18:49:56 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72BFA1065670 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:49:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from psteele@maxiscale.com) Received: from server505.appriver.com (server505c.appriver.com [98.129.35.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 302A58FC17 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:49:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Policy: GLOBAL - maxiscale.com X-Primary: psteele@maxiscale.com X-Note: This Email was scanned by AppRiver SecureTide X-ALLOW: psteele@maxiscale.com ALLOWED X-Virus-Scan: V- X-Note: Spam Tests Failed: X-Country-Path: UNITED STATES->UNITED STATES->UNITED STATES X-Note-Sending-IP: 98.129.23.15 X-Note-Reverse-DNS: ht02.exg5.exghost.com X-Note-WHTLIST: psteele@maxiscale.com X-Note: User Rule Hits: X-Note: Global Rule Hits: 112 113 114 115 119 120 131 218 X-Note: Mail Class: ALLOWEDSENDER X-Note: Headers Injected Received: from [98.129.23.15] (HELO ht02.exg5.exghost.com) by server505.appriver.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTPS id 19266216 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:49:55 -0600 Received: from mbx03.exg5.exghost.com ([169.254.1.164]) by ht02.exg5.exghost.com ([98.129.23.15]) with mapi; Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:49:55 -0600 From: Peter Steele To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:49:53 -0600 Thread-Topic: What is proper process for source installs? Thread-Index: Acp48yQ1rKcJSNVyQ+28Ulb2UiAVzwADLe/A Message-ID: <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB33D0D885@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> References: <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB33D0D678@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> <200912090300.nB930sgQ083464@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <4ad871310912081911o6dd6b279k115df7a912d7818b@mail.gmail.com> <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB33D0D685@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> <4ad871310912082001l38d05e22u4209609fb6c85317@mail.gmail.com> <7B9397B189EB6E46A5EE7B4C8A4BB7CB33D0D68B@MBX03.exg5.exghost.com> <20091209171340.GJ87722@eggman.experts-exchange.com> In-Reply-To: <20091209171340.GJ87722@eggman.experts-exchange.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-cr-hashedpuzzle: AQrJ AzHX BAGN BJ4a BMJx BVKo BXs+ BcID DMcV DjUR GUHi H0zt IeyT IkC5 JJoN Je5b; 1; ZgByAGUAZQBiAHMAZAAtAHEAdQBlAHMAdABpAG8AbgBzAEAAZgByAGUAZQBiAHMAZAAuAG8AcgBnAA==; Sosha1_v1; 7; {085A4D1F-1F8C-4A63-9A57-E5C4067B6FD8}; cABzAHQAZQBlAGwAZQBAAG0AYQB4AGkAcwBjAGEAbABlAC4AYwBvAG0A; Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:49:53 GMT; UgBFADoAIABXAGgAYQB0ACAAaQBzACAAcAByAG8AcABlAHIAIABwAHIAbwBjAGUAcwBzACAAZgBvAHIAIABzAG8AdQByAGMAZQAgAGkAbgBzAHQAYQBsAGwAcwA/AA== x-cr-puzzleid: {085A4D1F-1F8C-4A63-9A57-E5C4067B6FD8} acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: RE: What is proper process for source installs? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:49:56 -0000 >I started out doing this a couple of months ago, and the project has been = a wealth of experience and knowledge, to say the least. > >Once you are able to do manage building a release, you can actually build = your own update server and distribute binary updates on your custom kernel. Hmm, interesting. We'll have numerous customers in the field running our cu= stom BSD image. We have a plan in place on how to distribute updates, but n= ot through this concept of an update server. Might be worth checking it out= . Thanks.