arm64 as Tier 1 for FreeBSD 13

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <CAPyFy2BXWPVOJo+GOf83sZFrPHE80-QvdHeWrhi+Tdj0KDnThg at mail.gmail.com>, Ed Maste writes:

>> Binary updates and source patches for Security Advisories and Errata
>> Notices will be provided for supported releases.
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>We don't do this today, but have the ability to do so for arm64 server
>platforms. (Due to its design, freebsd-update does not work
>particularly well on devices with slow root filesystems such as SD
>cards.)

I don't think storage-technology should be used as a discriminant here.

First because it is quite trivial to plug in a quality USB SSD (WD
passport for instance) and use that as root filesystem.

Second, just because freebsd-update takes a day to run, doesn't mean
that people would not want it.

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