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Subject: Re: 7.0 and 6.3
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David J Brooks wrote:
> Bill Moran wrote:
>> Note also that a ports freeze is starting soon for 7.0 and 6.3 release.
> 
> What are the differences between 6.3 and 7.0? Which should be considered the 
> standard upgrade path from 6.2 release? Is there a compelling reason to 
> upgrade to one over the other?

7.0 is the recommended choice; 6.3 is only for people who cannot update 
to the new branch yet.

http://people.freebsd.org/~kris/scaling/7.0%20Preview.pdf

Kris