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[Andrew L. Gould]

On Thursday 19 February 2004 09:58 am, Pedro Sam wrote:
> On Wednesday February 18 2004 20:30, Robert Huff wrote:
> > Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. writes:
> > >  >Where is a good place to start?
> > >
> > >  5.2-RELEASE. Grab the floppies from ftp.freebsd.org
> > >  and install over the 'Net.
> >
> > 	If this is your first installation, go with 4.9.  5.x is still
> > rated "early adopter"; while nothing's exactly broken, there are
> > more likely to be surprises lurking in wait for the inexperienced.
>
> Just wondering... if one installed 4.9, would the system be stuck with
> really outdated userland apps?  or would CVSup be able to update the
> userland ports, without changing the base system?
>
> This way, one can get an update(perhaps unstable) userland, but need not
> fear the OS crashing...

You can use cvsup to update the system source code, the ports, the docs, etc 
or any combination thereof.  Remember:

1. You have the option of cvsup'ing the STABLE branch -- it's not outdated; 
and
2. just because you download source code doesn't mean you have to compile it.

Best regards,

Andrew Gould

Q: How many SCO executives does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three -- one the change the light bulb and one to confuse the issue.