Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 22:20:22 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: William Bulley <web@merit.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD 2.1.5 vs 2.1.6 ?? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961220221911.244I-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199612192121.QAA10048@ohm.merit.edu>
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On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, William Bulley wrote: > Can someone send me a concise (25 items or less!) description > of the main differences between 2.1.5 and 2.1.6? > > For example: > > - they left out the kernel, included in 2.1.6 > - the compiler was broken, fixed in 2.1.6 > - etc... > > If this is not possible or if this is a silly question, > then how do I know if it's worth my while to upgrade? :-) . Many new device drivers. . Fixes for security problems (including Sendmail fix) . Faster with some new VM stuff . Probably even more stable than 2.1.5 was :) > I've read the release notes sent out, but they are seemingly much > the same each time, with a long list of supported peripherals, > and I didn't get from them the concise list of changes I need. The changes are pretty small (ex. Sendmail) but do impact performance positively. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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