Hi Ingo, thanks for the note, please find my notes below,
>> Example: In 6.1 > > I assume that means you are using -stable. > >> there is package openvpn-2.4.1, how updates to the package are >> handled? If there is critical issue with the package, then >> "openvpn-2.4.1" is updated or it get new version numbering? > yes, that is stable > It gets a new version number, typically openvpn-2.4.1p0. > If the fix is done via a new upstream release, the number > may look something like openvpn-2.4.2. > > In this particular case, it actually is openvpn-2.4.3p1 in both > -stable and -current. > actually in -stable i see only 2.4.1 , 2.4.3 is in snapshot >> And yes - i know i can recompile by myself and i do not mind doing >> that, but i would avoid recompiling almost all all the time if there >> is already process > > Using -stable, you will have to compile port updates yourself: > > https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#PortsSecurity so to get latest updates (binary) from the packages i should run -current ? > > Or use the third-party, but IMHO trustworthy third-party precompiled > stable packages fro MTier: > > https://stable.mtier.org/ thanks, i will check that out > That said, use the manual pages and the FAQ before asking questions, > and do not use web search engines to search for answers to questions > regarding OpenBSD. Unlike in Linux, almost everything is documented > precisely and concisely in the canonical places in the manual pages > or FAQ, and documentation is almost always up to date. yes, documentation quality is great, I need clarification on update process as it is very different from linux distributions. _ Zbyszek Żółkiewski
