FreeBSD Update is the binary update solution [Re: HEADS
UP: Release schedule for 2006]
Ender
ender at tog.net
Thu Jan 5 10:28:34 PST 2006
Daniel O'Connor wrote:
>On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 20:02, Jo Rhett wrote:
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>>On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 11:26:44AM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
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>>>How do you expect these two to be handled in a binary upgrade?
>>>I can't see how it's possible..
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>>Look around. Every major commercial OS does it just fine. Most of the
>>open source OSes do it just fine. Debian had probably the easiest to use
>>system, and they've risen, owned the world and fallen all while FreeBSD has
>>been debating this issue.
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>You appear to be misunderstanding what I said.
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>I'm not arguing binary upgrades shouldn't be done but I'm suggesting that it
>isn't NECESSARY to version and package the base install to do it.
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>>>I don't think integrating it with the core OS (whatever that means) will
>>>magically fix this.
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>>If you knew what it meant, you would understand why it would help.
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>Ah what a great explanation of what is meant.
>There are several people who don't know what is meant here and I haven't seen
>a decent explanation forthcoming.
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I think what "integrated with the core OS" means from a user standpoint
is: from a fresh minimum install of freebsd I can type
"freebsd-update-whatever" and it will update my system.
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