6.1-R ? 6-Stable ? 5.5-R ?

[Oliver Fromme]

Massimo Lusetti <massimo at cedoc.mo.it> wrote:
 > Oliver Fromme wrote:
 > > No, I meant RELENG_6_1, which is the security fix branch
 > > for 6.1-Release.  Albert wrote that he would prefer not
 > > to use RELENG_6 (a.k.a. "6-stable") on a production machine,
 > > therefore my recommendation is RELENG_6_1.
 > 
 > If read right he is already running a RELENG_6.

Yes -- "with some trouble", as he wrote.  :-)

 > > Of course, there might be good reasons to run RELENG_6
 > > anyway, in case that significant NFS fixes have gone in
 > > after the release (which I'm not aware of).  But that
 > > decision is up to Albert himself.
 > 
 > Actually if i remember right the NFS fix are gone in the RELENG_6 and
 > not in RELENG_6_1

What do you mean, "the" NFS fix?

Several fixes were comitted before the release, so they're
in RELENG_6_1, of course.  I don't know if any important
fixes were comitted after the release, and if so, whether
they are related to Albert's problem.

He wrote that he would prefer to avoid RELENG_6 on his
production server, therefore my recommendation was to give
RELENG_6_1 a try (whose purpose is exactly to be used in
situations like this).  Chances are that his machine will
become more stable.

Best regards
   Oliver

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