svn commit: r49577 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security
Glen Barber
gjb at FreeBSD.org
Tue Oct 25 16:28:43 UTC 2016
Author: gjb
Date: Tue Oct 25 16:28:41 2016
New Revision: 49577
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49577
Log:
Improve wording in the security.html page.
PR: 213525
Submitted by: linimon
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Modified:
head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml
Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml Tue Oct 25 16:21:58 2016 (r49576)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml Tue Oct 25 16:28:41 2016 (r49577)
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
<h2>Reporting FreeBSD security incidents</h2>
- <p>FreeBSD security issues specific to the operating system
- should be reported to the <a
+ <p>FreeBSD security issues specific to the base system
+ should be reported via email to the <a
href="mailto:secteam at FreeBSD.org">FreeBSD Security Team</a>
- or, if a higher level of confidentiality is required, PGP
- encrypted to the <a
+ or, if a higher level of confidentiality is required, via PGP
+ encrypted email to the <a
href="mailto:security-officer at FreeBSD.org">Security Officer
Team</a>
using the <a href="so_public_key.asc">Security Officer PGP
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
<a name="how"></a>
<h2>How to update your system</h2>
- <p>For most users, the easiest way to update your supported &os;
- &rel.current; or &rel2.current; system is to use the following
+ <p>For users that have previously installed a binary version of &os;
+ (e.g. &rel.current; or &rel2.current;),
commands:</p>
<tt># freebsd-update fetch<br />
@@ -62,11 +62,18 @@
<p>If that fails, follow the other instructions in the security
advisory you care about.</p>
+ <p>Note that the above procedure is only for users who have
+ previously installed a binary distribution. Those who have
+ built from source will need to update their source tree to
+ upgrade.</p>
+
<a name="sup"></a>
<h2>Supported FreeBSD releases</h2>
<p>The designation and expected lifetime of all currently supported
- branches are given below. The <em>Expected EoL (end-of-life)</em>
+ branches
+ and their respective releases
+ are given below. The <em>Expected EoL (end-of-life)</em>
column indicates the earliest date on which support for that
branch or release will end. Please note that these dates may be
pushed back if circumstances warrant it.</p>
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