On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 04:22:37PM +0200, Damien Fleuriot wrote: > On 5/31/12 4:01 PM, Jim Ohlstein wrote: > > To add others, in no particular order: > > > > Ease of upgrade. While some have noted that binary upgrades are easier > > on Debian, it's far and away superior, IMMHO, to have a locally compiled > > system. Many Linux distros have no upgrade path short of a wipe and > > re-install. > > > > Far superior, check, FAR MORE TIME CONSUMING, check as well ! > > > Also, I don't get your "linux distros have no upgrade path short of a > full reinstall" bit ?
I don't know about "many", but RHEL specifically states that upgrading from RHEL4.x to 5.x, or 5.x to 6.x, is not supported and that you should wipe and reinstall the system. Gary _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
