On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:15:16 +0000 (GMT), Andy Hiscock <andyjhisc...@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, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
