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Date:      Wed, 6 Oct 1999 11:52:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
Cc:        J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Linux convert...
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910061148590.8080-100000@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910061048540.87914-100000@hub.freebsd.org>

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On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, J McKitrick wrote:
> 
> > Actually, i was referring to 4.0 Stable when it came out  ;-)
> > With all these overhauls, how ugly will the upgrade be?  Someone just
> > commented, but maybe you would have more insight.
> 
> We'll do what we can to make it as painless as possible - but on the other
> hand the thing about major releases (2.0, 3.0, 4.0) is that a lot has
> changed between them, so you need to go into it with your eyes open (i.e.
> read the release notes!) to make sure you don't get bit by one of them.
> 
> I wouldn't worry about it - the difference between 3.x and 4.0 won't be
> nearly as big as between 2.x and 3.0 (which diverged for several years
> before 3.0-RELEASE came around), and most people survived that epochal
> event without major hassles. The best thing to do when that day rolls
> around next year is to wait a few weeks, watch what problems others run
> into, and then proceed cautiously yourself.

Not only that but several people worked very hard on 'upgrade kits'
that many people were successful with when the followed the directions.

-Alfred



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