Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:21:55 -0700 From: Pete Slagle <freebsd-questions@voidcaptain.com> To: jdow <jdow@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: 6.1 recommended instead of 5.x for new installations [was: Efficacy vs. "friendliness"] Message-ID: <4500C5B3.2020801@voidcaptain.com> In-Reply-To: <04f301c6d2de$537ab080$0225a8c0@Wednesday> References: <20060906200225.GA35990@thought.org> <44FF3404.2040405@infracaninophile.co.uk><20060907000141.GA36761@thought.org> <45001A3B.70800@voidcaptain.com> <04f301c6d2de$537ab080$0225a8c0@Wednesday>
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jdow wrote: > I noticed that FreeBSD 5.x was somewhat quicker than that to get up, > running, and up to date. I can't think of a good reason to use FreeBSD 5.x for a new installation; 6.1 contains so many reliability and performance improvements that it is the clear choice over 5.5. (Upgrades are of course a more complicated question.)
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