Updated ports/packages in -stable/-release

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To: openbsd-misc <misc@...>
Date: Wednesday, January 2, 2008 - 5:50 pm

Hello misc@,

I have a question :

If I want the last packages/ports, I use a -current system, with
-current ports tree. Last updates of softwares are in -current. On the
other hand, they're developpement versions,

If I want a *very* stable system (in production for example), I use
-release or -stable system. On the other hand, packages and ports are
not updated even it's necessary (for example, the last mozilla-firefox
is in 2.0.0.6 in ports tree -release and 2.0.0.10 in -current port tree).

If I use openbsd, it's for security and stability. Or, I must do a
choice between :
* stability (-stable, -release) with no security updates of packages/ports,
* security (-current) with a less stability.

Why does OpenBSD team not make a -stable branch of the port tree ? It's
necessary to security.
What method does recommend to have updated applications in -stable or
-release ?

Thanks for your informations.

Nicolas

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possible bug in CDROM recognition?, Russell Gadd, (Wed Jan 2, 5:36 pm)
Updated ports/packages in -stable/-release, Nicolas Letellier, (Wed Jan 2, 5:50 pm)
Re: Updated ports/packages in -stable/-release, Ingo Schwarze, (Wed Jan 2, 7:54 pm)
Re: Updated ports/packages in -stable/-release, Nick Holland, (Wed Jan 2, 7:51 pm)
Re: Updated ports/packages in -stable/-release, Nicolas Letellier, (Thu Jan 3, 4:27 am)
Re: Updated ports/packages in -stable/-release, Steven Surdock, (Thu Jan 3, 1:21 am)
Re: Updated ports/packages in -stable/-release, Martin Schröder, (Wed Jan 2, 7:26 pm)