5tucatz elPunishar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > additional to that, you _don't_ have to shut down your node to update.
Huh? > just run the update script and when its done, restart your node. voila. So you *do* have to restart the node, which is exactly the same thing as shutting it down and then starting the new one. Stopping a Freenet node aborts all active data transfers, and starting it back up with a large data store can take a few minutes. But I agree with Ian -- upgrades are not mandatory. In many cases they're not even advisable; I've avoided builds 538 and 539 because of numerous reports of problems that were solved by reverting to 537. In any event, I'd advise most permanent node operators to wait a day or so before upgrading to a new build, just to avoid any brown paper bag bugs. I mean, do you upgrade to the latest "stable" (haha) Linux kernel release the same day it comes out? (If you're a /. drone, don't bother answering that. ;-) ) -- Greg Wooledge | "Truth belongs to everybody." [EMAIL PROTECTED] | - The Red Hot Chili Peppers http://wooledge.org/~greg/ |
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