Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:39:51 -0500 From: "David Horn" <dhorn2000@gmail.com> To: Tait <freebsd@t41t.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD update warns about 7.0 end of life Message-ID: <25ff90d60812242139y73d4aa47n78e03160f0235af2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20081225021854.GG14242@ece.pdx.edu> References: <f2c294a10812091136h414e8ee2ta3ab23c6fd292de8@mail.gmail.com> <18750.53868.986698.928834@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20081225021854.GG14242@ece.pdx.edu>
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On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Tait <freebsd@t41t.com> wrote: >> > When running freebsd-update on FreeBSD 7.0, I noticed this message: >> > >> > WARNING: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE is approaching its End-of-Life date. >> >> Key concept: "RELEASE". >> >> Robert Huff > > I'm not trying to be dense, but what is that supposed to mean? > > I see this on http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.0R/announce.html: > "The FreeBSD Security Team currently plans to support FreeBSD 7.0 until > February 28th, 2009." > > As far as I can tell, 7.1 hasn't even undergone RC2 build yet, much yet > the actual -RELEASE build. > > So what am I supposed to do about this warning and the impending cessation > of security support? Will the Security Team actually support 7.0R longer > than originally expected? If so, can freebsd-update be made to understand > that and stop issuing worrisome warnings? I have only ever personally seen the 7.0-RELEASE EoL warning when running an non updated kernel. I can not speak for the security team support horizon, but 7.1 RC is working very well on my test machine, so I personally will be updating my production box to 7.1-RELEASE shortly after the bits are frozen solid. What is the output of: uname -a Are you running -p7 already or not ? If not, then run: freebsd-update fetch install And do not forget to reboot your system to actually use the latest kernel after install succeeds. On my 7.0-RELEASE machine (that is already updated to -p7) I do not see EoL warnings. YMMV. Good Luck. --_Dave Non quia difficilia sunt non audemus, sed quia non audemus, difficilia sunt. > If the Security Team will stop > supporting 7.0R, what _will_ they be supporting come Feb? Assuming 7.1R > makes it out the door soon, will I really only have seven or so weeks > to upgrade? The Security Team is apparently supporting 6.4R well into 2010; > should I downgrade to keep receiving security updates? > > Thanks, > Tait > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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