(freebsd-update(8) was introduced in 9.0 I believe).
Thanks, it was in the announcement for 6.2-RELEASE.
rg --count --sort path 'freebsd-update' /usr/doc/website/content/en
(freebsd-update(8) was introduced in 9.0 I believe).
Hmm, don't recall it being available back then, but you're right. It definitely wasn't in 3.0 when I started with FreeBSDit was in the announcement for 6.2-RELEASE.
As long as basic code review doesn't get overlooked giving us nasty surprises, I don't see this as a bad thing. -STABLE and -CURRENT tend to be very stable these days. With the increase in new hardware support that often does not officially get released until the next point release, accelerating the cadence will help keep those of us who like to run -RELEASE able to keep up better with the hardware.
Edit: Other than the updated drm-kmod, does anyone have a good link to other notable updates?
My feelings are a bit mixed about this honestly, I just hope it won't hurt the OS's stability which is one of the reason I, and many others I suppose, came to FreeBSD.I hope they won't move too fast though so that users do not feel pressured to update every two weeks for example. The current point release tempo felt like a good balance, maybe a bit too long at times.
dear sirdice:Nothing short about it. It's planned right on the expected time. The release of 14.0 was postponed a couple of times, so the schedule shifted a bit.
why freebsd 14 offen update ? past half year, the freebsd update from 14.0 to 14p1-p6.
… I don't want to see a short cycle make them rush things too much,
but I suppose that they know what they do, …
My opinion:There were bug fixes and security issues that were resolved. Not sure what you are asking. Everything these days (Mac, Windows, Linux, *BSD, iOS, Android) has frequent updates.
why freebsd 14 offen update ? past half year, the freebsd update from 14.0 to 14p1-p6. thanks.
Type | 14.0-RELEASE total | 14.0-RELEASE exclusively | 14.0-RELEASE and 13.x-RELEASE or 13-STABLE |
---|---|---|---|
Security Advisories | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Errata Notices | 16 | 6 | 10 |
… the fact that it is implied that better/longer testing would have prevented these errors & security issues being introduced in the official minor releases, such as …
thanks. i think freebsd14 update so frequently.There were bug fixes and security issues that were resolved. Not sure what you are asking. Everything these days (Mac, Windows, Linux, *BSD, iOS, Android) has frequent updates.
If you need the details go to https://www.freebsd.org/ and look at the right-hand panel where there are SECURITY ADVISORIES and ERRATA NOTICES.
Or for 14.0 specifically:
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE Errata
FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.www.freebsd.org