Re: bdb5 is EOL, but still the default version?

From: Dimitry Andric <dim_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:53:10 UTC
On 12 Dec 2022, at 16:33, Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> wrote:
> 
> I get errors like this in audit logs:
> 
> db5-5.3.28_8: Tag: expiration_date Value: 2022-06-30
> db5-5.3.28_8: Tag: deprecated Value: EOLd, potential security issues, maybe use db18 instead
> 
> But BDB_DEFAULT=5?  If db5 is EOL and vulnerable, why not bump the default version to 18?

Because the licenses are different, which may not be acceptable to everybody. See also:

* https://bugs.freebsd.org/261523
* https://bugs.freebsd.org/261525
* https://bugs.freebsd.org/263123

-Dimitry