Confused by 26.7 upgrade

[klinebau]

If you're not able to read and understand release notes before updating critical components, OPNsense may not be the correct solution for you. Consider switching to a consumer product.

Sounds kind of harsh.  I agree that this is not a typical consumer product and that it requires users to understand what is impacted before blindly pressing the upgrade button.  On the other hand, I think that the release notes might better identify breaking changes to flag users where more research is needed.

[bamf]

This is neither a consumer product nor a commercial solution. This is the community edition of an enterprise firewall. If you choose to use it, you need to educate yourself and read the release notes of every update before pressing the button. Community support relies on users doing their homework. Expecting enterprise-grade stability and active hand-holding without carefully reading the changelog misses the point of a community edition.

[franco]

Some people are not aware, but it bears repeating:

In the context of the BSD licenses, the "as is" provision means that the software is provided without warranties, and the authors generally disclaim liability for issues, failures, or damages resulting from its use, including operational errors.

We try our best to describe the changes. The code is open so it also documents the changes in a straightforward (but still very technical) way. If you want more you may want to consider participating in this process: the documentation is open and the changelogs are open too.


Cheers,
Franco