Re: OpenBSD 2.8

From: FireFly (firefly81_at_lycos.com)
Date: 09/27/03


Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 18:12:00 GMT

If I upgrade to the newest version and then another comes out. They sooner
or later stop development on the new systems to support a newer. So what
makes it so secure to get the new version. Is it an old version with
patches?
"FireFly" <firefly81@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:JIRcb.153609$0v4.11456474@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I am running 2.8 and I was going to install 3.3 just to be updated. I read
> somewhere that it is good to upgrade because of the fact that once the
newer
> release is available people stop developing and creating patches for the
> older version. Do you think I should upgrade or continue with the older
> system?
>
>



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