On Thu, 6 Feb 2014, Chris Cappuccio wrote: > What I'm recommending isn't really an upgrade so much as using the old > box to bootstrap a newest snapshot. As long as the bootblocks are still > compatible, you can do it. > Why? A clean build on a new machine would be the best solution in that case, .. then reconfigure with data from the old box/disk.
Also, it is not good to recommend snapshots - most users do not need that level of complexity. CDs are a much better alternative, and give something back to the project. You DO purchase more than one set of CDs for every release, right? Lee