Add a blanket note about 5.x being the same as 6.0 and vice versa for

the time being.  Also add a note that says we are going to remove the
band-aides for 4.early -> 6.0 after 5.3-RELEASE so people get used to
the idea, even though it has been planned since before 5.0 was
released.
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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 6.x IS SLOW:
Netgraph using utilities (e.g. ngctl, nghook, ppp, mpd,
pppoed, bluetooth, ATM) should be recompiled when a new kernel
is installed.
20040817:
IPFW has been converted to use PFIL_HOOKS. This change is
transparent to userland and preserves the ipfw ABI. The ipfw
@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 6.x IS SLOW:
compiler. If you are getting run-time error such as
/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Undefined symbol "_ZNSs20_S_empty_rep_storageE"
This entry does apply to you.
A new unit-at-a-time optimization mode, which is default in this
compiler release, is more aggressive in removing unused static
symbols. This is the likely cause of 'make buildworld' breakages
with non-default CFLAGS where optimization level is set to -O2 or higher.
with non-default CFLAGS where optimization level is set to -O2
or higher.
With the upgrade of the system compiler, the kernel has been upgraded
to match the new system compiler. This makes it impossible to build
@ -1571,6 +1572,12 @@ Updater failed: Cannot delete "/usr/ports/www/jakarta-tomcat/files": Directory n
COMMON ITEMS:
# NOTE: 5.x below applies to 6.0-currrent as well, for the
# momemnt. 4.any -> 5.any upgrade support will remain in
# place for 6.0 current, but after 5.3 RELEASE, the 4.any ->
# 6.0-current upgrade path will require moving through 5.3
# RELEASE or newer.
General Notes
-------------
Avoid using make -j when upgrading. From time to time in the