Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:08:29 -0500 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Versions 4.10 vs. 5.2.1 Message-ID: <200406220808.41344.kirk@strauser.com> In-Reply-To: <1087884432.40d7cc9057e4c@www.solisix.com> References: <1087884432.40d7cc9057e4c@www.solisix.com>
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--Boundary-02=_Z9C2AgfNDLeg7tK Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Tuesday 2004-06-22 01:07 am, freebsd@solisix.com wrote: > Just a quick questions. I've been running into a few problems with 5.2.1 > not being very stable and was thinking of reverting back to 4.10. I wouldn't necessarily think of it as reverting. They're almost two=20 different (but similar) systems. > I usually run the current versions from the ports collection, such as > Gnome. I was wondering if this will be a problem? Also, what will I loose > when I go back to 4.10. Also, is 5.2.1 faster or is 4.10 faster and > more stable. =20 5.x is faster in some ways and slower in others. The answer is a resoundin= g=20 "well, it depends...". The big snag, though, is that 5.x is slated to=20 become the "-STABLE" version in the very near future, so there's a good=20 chance you'd find yourself "crossgrading" into a system that's about to be= =20 end-of-lifed. =2D-=20 Kirk Strauser --Boundary-02=_Z9C2AgfNDLeg7tK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQBA2C9Z5sRg+Y0CpvERAlp7AJkBTyu5fiUcXBrZDbevFjNNxbF9wwCgmzIu AXhaMa7Hk/t/gOpXylcCgN8= =RNHm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_Z9C2AgfNDLeg7tK--
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