On Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 02:45:24AM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote:
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> > You make some very good points. For you, like 99% of Linux users, you
> > are better off never attempting to cvsup or to track stable.
> > [...]
>
> I just like to say that my experience with tracking stable is quite
> positive. I installed FreeBSD 4.2-Release with the boot floppies and a
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> openssh clients like the 2.9pl1 in Linux Mandrake) doing a
> Release-2-Stable & and a Stable-2-Stable upgrade from source has been a
> breeze, thanks to the guidance of /usr/src/UPDATING and the FreeBSD
> Handbook (and the FAQ for explaining kern_securelevel and it's impact on
> file flags). All this updating from source at least never left me without
> a root filesystem when booting a new kernel (as did Linux Mandrake 7.2
I've never had a problem tracking and building stable resulting in an
unbootable or generally unusable system. There was the one and only time I
tried making installworld in the recommended way, via single-user init
level and the system spontaneously rebooted. But, otherwise, no problems
at all. Even for a period of time when I was cvsuping and making the world
every day... which ended immediately after I got that month's electricity
bill. Good god damn, I'm obscenely lucky, aren't I. Wait a minute... I
SEE NO SUPER MODEL SEX KITTEN ON MY BED!@#$ It must be FreeBSD, not my luck.
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> kernel). IMHO, the FreeBSD stable sourcetree and also the ports & packages
> collection are in such a good shape that they don't need to fear any
> comparison with rpm or deb based Linux distributions. Hey, even Windows NT
When a port doesn't work for me, I cvsup the ports tree and it's fixed or
someone on stable has said they're fixing the problem presently and it's
fine the next day. It's all a wonderful dream. Better than kittens or ice
cream or puppies or rainbows.
> & 2000 boxen have been reported to break after installing a Service Pack,
> after all.
Windows service packs are on the same level as medieval alchemy. 600 years
from now, science will find a way to make windows secure and stable.
Not only that, but cloning will be perfected and posterity won't be left
with the horrible prospect of a world without Carrot Top and Rob Schneider.
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