[info@ removed, not sure why that email address was included.] On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 04:20:08PM -0400, Mason Loring Bliss wrote: > A recently quarterly report: > > https://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2015-04-2015-06.html > > and last week's BSD Now episode both hint that quarterly packages will be the > default for 10.2. I just looked, and sure enough: > > > https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/releng/10.2/etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf?view=markup > > So, my issue here is that I run quarterly branches, and they are awful in > terms of security updates. With FreeBSD 10.2 imminent, are we expecting users > to install vulnerable versions of things like Firefox right off the bat, and > then wait for whatever fixes exist at the time the next quarterly branch is > cut? >
The reason this change was made is because the quarterly package set receives less intrusive updates, but it does still receive security updates. This is documented in the 10.2-RELEASE release notes, which also shows how to change back to the 'latest' branch, if you so desire. https://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.2R/relnotes.html#releng-changes Glen
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