Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 16:49:44 -0400 (EDT) From: "Brandon D. Valentine" <bandix@looksharp.net> To: J McKitrick <jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rough doc patch Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004041648110.28888-100000@turtle.looksharp.net> In-Reply-To: <20000404142322.A7059@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, J McKitrick wrote:
>Just a thought for some documentation to be inserted somewhere in the
>handbook to reduce some confusion.
>
>Note to new users: Do not be misled. While staying up to date via cvsup is
>simple, upgrading across major revisions is not. Due to major changes
>between revisions, the procedure may become decidedly more complex. The
>suggestion is to monitor -stable a few weeks before performing the upgrade.
>It might even be worth monitoring -current before the release becomes
>official. However, be advised that upgrading from source is NOT for the
>faint of heart. Upgrading in binary mode via sysinstall is the preferred
>method for newcomers to FreeBSD. Otherwise, you may face complications,
>and these may even require reinstalling your system from scratch.
>
>However, if you decide to perform the upgrade via source, it might be good
>to watch -stable for a few weeks after the release, just to see what
>glitches others have run into. PLEASE do this for your own good. It may
>save you a great deal of grief farther down the line.
>
>NOTE: major upgrades often have special instructions which may even be
>modified from time to time after the release is made. These are usually
>found in /src/UPDATING, but revisions are often posted to -stable. They are
>also VERY important, and could mean the difference between a seamless
>upgrade and a nightmare of reinstalls and lost data. Proceed with caution.
>
>jm
Very good, my only suggestion is s/farther/further/ since we're talking
extent and not distance. ;-)
Brandon D. Valentine
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