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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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