Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD ?

[Chuck Swiger]

Hi, Dave--

On Jun 11, 2012, at 4:35 PM, Dave Hayes wrote:
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> Do I have this wrong? Anyone see a problem with this picture?
> What can we do to "just upgrade" in a safe fashion when we want to? 

Two things help tremendously:

#1: Have working backups.  If you run into a problem, roll back the
system to a working state.  If you cannot restore a working system
easily, fix your backup solution until you can rollback easily.

#2: Have a package-building box and test builds before installing
new package builds to other boxes.  Your downtime for upgrades
to the rest of your boxes become minimized.

Regards,
-- 
-Chuck