On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Kris Kennaway wrote: >On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 07:33:54PM -0700, Frank Mayhar wrote: >> Kris Kennaway wrote: >> > Surely it's easier to just upgrade the apache port, instead of >> > recompiling your kernel and the entire OS. >> >> Not always. (I'm running an old version of Covalent Raven SSL and I'm >> loathe to upgrade. "If it works, don't fix it" and there are only so >> many hours in a day.) > >The exact same argument can be made for not upgrading the OS, which is >a much larger endeavour and can potentially screw things up much >worse.
That's a very valid point. I'm certainly not recommending that Frank upgrade his OS, but I must note that I trust ugprading the entire FreeBSD operating system to be a smoother operation than upgrading one single, solitary commercial closed source package. At least if I'm gonna go about installing a new world I /know/ what I'm getting myself into and that if my box gets screwed up: a) It's probably my fault. b) I can go reading the error messages and Makefiles and figure out what I botched. I have the source. However, I would ask Frank if there's a particular reason he needs to use Covalent Raven SSL. OpenSSL is free, works like gangbusters, and comes with FreeBSD. I have a feeling he'd be much happier with it if there's not some other reason he cannot move to it. Brandon D. Valentine -- http://www.geekpunk.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++[>++++++<-]>[<++++++>-]<.>++++[>+++++<-]>[<+++++>-]<+.+++++++..++ +.>>+++++[<++++++>-]<++.<<+++++++++++++++.>.+++.------.--------.>+. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
