5 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-newbiesRE: freebsd update tag?| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Albert Martinez | May 14, 2002 7:21 pm | |
| Victor R. Cardona | May 14, 2002 8:58 pm | |
| Erik Paulsen Skålerud | May 14, 2002 9:20 pm | |
| Giorgos Keramidas | May 15, 2002 10:41 am | |
| Albert Martinez | May 16, 2002 8:43 am |
| Subject: | RE: freebsd update tag? | |
|---|---|---|
| From: | Albert Martinez (albe...@bellatlantic.net) | |
| Date: | May 16, 2002 8:43:42 am | |
| List: | org.freebsd.freebsd-newbies | |
I belevie RELENG_4_5 is what he's searching for, he was asking about a branch where commits are safe (oh well, as safe it can get), not -STABLE wich isn't pointed for production systems.
I'm not sure that freebsd has an equivalent to openbsd-stable, but, I do want safe commmits and RELENG_4_5 seems to do that best for me. Thx.
Albert, look at this: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html
Doh, right under my nose. The freebsd handbook is great, but, I think it should have a chapter on updating and upgrading. "The Cutting Edge" just talks abouts stable vs. current and not the "security" branch. The handbook does a good job at addressing newbie concerns. Going so far as to include a section on unix basics. Unfortunately, it falls short on the topic of updateing/upgrading. CVS is a tool for maintaining your system not a goal. So, relying on a section on CVS tags to explain to newbies what their update/upgrade options are is inconsistant with the newbie friendly approach demonstrated throughtout the handbook.
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