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From: conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Why upgrades are not simpler?
Date: 6 Jan 1997 23:32:24 GMT
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In article <5amvjp$q75@uriah.heep.sax.de>,
j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) writes:
> reyes01@ibm.net wrote:
>
>> Why is it that upgrading a FreeBSD system can't be done without the user
>> losing configurations or files? Will it always be like this?
>
> It's because nobody ever completed a more complete and better upgrade
> structure.
>
> Consider this an official ``job offer'' if you like. :)
Are there any archives of any discussions/ideas concerning this subject?
On the surface, it seems like it should be a fairly straightforward
procedure, but I suspect there are some hidden pitfalls that I'm not
considering.
Why not simply upgrade binaries and sources *only*, leaving /etc, /var,
/home, /dev untouched? After all, we *are* talking about an upgrade, not
a brand new install, so it should be safe to assume that a reasonable
configuration already exists.
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