Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : tenser
From : boraxman
Date : Fri Apr 22 2022 20:53:22

 te>  bo> To clarify, by "upgrade", it was not an format/reinstall, or installi
 te>  bo> a new OS over the old one.  It was an actual upgrade, an update of
 te>  bo> Debian from one version to the next.
 te>  bo> 
 te>  bo> Sure, most files were replaced, but it is still a testament to stabil
 te> 
 te> What's the difference?  Debian now is a completely different OS
 te> than it was 20 years ago.
 te> 
 te> We have data files and even configuration files from the 4.3BSD
 te> era on the ROMP machines that have made it to the new system
 te> unchanged.
 te> 

There is a big difference between upgrading, and having continuity of installed apps and configuration ,and installing fresh.

When you install fresh, you have to then install all the programs you had previously, copy config files or reconfigure.

It is different.

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