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Date:      Wed, 22 Mar 2000 20:02:06 -0800
From:      Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org>
To:        David Murphy <drjolt@redbrick.dcu.ie>
Cc:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Voxware is toast. Get used to it. (Re: Suggestions for improving  newpcm performance?)
Message-ID:  <38D9973E.DF9BCB73@gorean.org>
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David Murphy wrote:
> 
> Quoting <38D86EF7.2595FA9F@gorean.org>
> by Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org>:
> 
> > Actually what you see on the web page clearly stated in numerous
> > places is that upgrading from source is NOT for the faint of heart.
> > I put a sternly worded message in my 2.2.8->3.2 upgrade web page
> > that told the user that they would be better off using sysinstall.
> > But, that page isn't on a freebsd site, so I guess I don't win your
> > bet.
> 
> I'm afraid not 8)

	I can't help pointing out that you deleted the part of my post which
did refer you to the official freebsd.org site that clearly describes
the recommended upgrading method. 


> It's probably even easier than you realise to fall into thinking
> source upgrades are the way to keep up with -stable, since what *is*
> in the handbook is section 18.2.2 [1], which says:

	But that's not what we were discussing. We were discussing upgrades to
-release. 
-- 
    "So, the cows were part of a dream that dreamed itself into
existence,
is that possible?" asked the student incredulously.
    The master simply replied, "Mu."


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