Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:29:02 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Andy Hiscock <andyjhiscock@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UPGRADE TO RELEASE 8.0-P3/SAMBA HELP REQUIRED Message-ID: <20100604002902.6bd0c69b.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <617920.42674.qm@web26101.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <929158.22715.qm@web26105.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <AANLkTilpym6L-9rO91VWWDJ2EjmrWRY90fJhPybL9ovH@mail.gmail.com> <125527.66409.qm@web26103.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <68898.63609.qm@web26105.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <20100603234321.06784375.freebsd@edvax.de> <617920.42674.qm@web26101.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:15:16 +0000 (GMT), Andy Hiscock <andyjhiscock@yahoo.com> wrote: > OK now I know... Why should I have to know this in the fist place? Hey, that's no problem - I also learned about this some time AFTER is has been common. :-) > If Im just as "User" getting worrying messages about needing to > upgrade. Where did those messages come from? FreeBSD 7.2 is still supported and no problem to run. I even know a setting where somebody is using a 4.0 server for internal backups. You should consider thinking about updating more intensively. There has just been a related discussion about this topic on this list. > If I don't I am under the impression no security patches will be > available? No. FreeBSD 7 (releases) still gets patches, allthough they are called "legacy". Depending on what you're doing with your server, it may be wise to upgrade to 8 - or not - depends. > The point I'm making to the end user, shouldn't a seamless > update experience be achieved? :) Usually, it does - honestly; freebsd-update and portupgrade -af, and the show is running again. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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