Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 13:26:12 -0500 From: Ender <ender@tog.net> To: Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, current <current@freebsd.org>, Jo Rhett <jrhett@svcolo.com>, K?vesd?n G?bor <gabor.kovesdan@t-hosting.hu>, Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Update is the binary update solution [Re: HEADS UP: Release schedule for 2006] Message-ID: <43BD64C4.4090307@tog.net> In-Reply-To: <200601052112.09446.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <43A266E5.3080103@samsco.org> <200512231126.51500.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20060105093220.GJ1358@svcolo.com> <200601052112.09446.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Daniel O'Connor wrote: >On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 20:02, Jo Rhett wrote: > > >>On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 11:26:44AM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: >> >> >>>How do you expect these two to be handled in a binary upgrade? >>>I can't see how it's possible.. >>> >>> >>Look around. Every major commercial OS does it just fine. Most of the >>open source OSes do it just fine. Debian had probably the easiest to use >>system, and they've risen, owned the world and fallen all while FreeBSD has >>been debating this issue. >> >> > >You appear to be misunderstanding what I said. > >I'm not arguing binary upgrades shouldn't be done but I'm suggesting that it >isn't NECESSARY to version and package the base install to do it. > > > >>>I don't think integrating it with the core OS (whatever that means) will >>>magically fix this. >>> >>> >>If you knew what it meant, you would understand why it would help. >> >> > >Ah what a great explanation of what is meant. >There are several people who don't know what is meant here and I haven't seen >a decent explanation forthcoming. > > > I think what "integrated with the core OS" means from a user standpoint is: from a fresh minimum install of freebsd I can type "freebsd-update-whatever" and it will update my system.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?43BD64C4.4090307>