Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD?

[Mark Andrews]

In message <3506767.Fvm2KmtnYf at x220.ovitrap.com>, Erich writes:
> Hi,
> 
> On 05 June 2012 11:24:25 Mark Andrews wrote:
> > 
> 
> > Version tagging is just a convient way to get a snapshot at a
> > particular point in time unless you create branches that are them
> 
> we do not ask for more. There should be only one difference to a snapshot. As
> snapshot has a date. No matter in what state the ports tree was, it is in th
> at state in the ports tree. If user - especially the one not so fit in this a
> spect - want to use a snapshot, it will be difficult to impossible to figure 
> out which one they need.
> 
> If version numbers would be introduced, it would be ok to use the version num
> ber of the FreeBSD and have only version available which reflect the release 
> version of the ports tree.

It's already there.  If you want the ports as of FreeBSD 4.x EOL
then the tag is "RELEASE_4_EOL".  If you want ports as of FreeBSD
9.0 then the tag is "RELEASE_9_9_0".

> People here want to make always a perfect system. People like me want to have
> some small things in there available with a click.
>
> As the ports trees are there anyway, only the direct link to the snapshot of 
> that day or a version number in the ports tree would be needed to make this a
> vailable for people who just want to use FreeBSD.
> 
> Please note, I do not want any extra work spend here to make this perfect. I 
> only want a simple way to fall back to a big net which is not that old from w
> hich the user can restart.
> 
> You can add a huge note to the links stating the risks. This is all fine.
> 
> There is another reason why I ask for this. I noticed a long time ago that th
> e ports are in a better shape around the release date of a new version. So, I
> try to get it always around the release dates. But, some times - you know ho
> w life is - I miss this date. It does not kill me but it leads some times to 
> extra work steps I can do but I see the problems people will face who know Fr
> eeBSD not that well.
> 
> > One doesn't have to live at the bleeding edge with ports if one
> > doesn't want to even when compiling.  One can live a day, a week,
> > a month behind the bleeding edge and allow other to hit problems
> > and report them.
> 
> How is this done with the knowledge of a beginner?

One reads the documentation.
 
> Erich
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