Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 13:22:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Studded <Studded@gorean.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Current state of the conventional wisdom? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905031321300.20321-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <372E03A5.C88FCB9A@gorean.org>
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On Mon, 3 May 1999, Studded wrote: > Greetings, :) > > I have been away from FreeBSD development for a while, mostly focusing > on the demands of my new job. I'm getting ready to dive back in (albeit > in a more limited way) for a couple of reasons, mostly related to work > and some projects going on there. > > So, I need some answers to the following questions, where "answers" I'm > aware are going to be part fact, part opinions. I tried checking the web > page for some of this stuff, but I can't reach it right now. > > 1. As far as I can see, 3.1-Stable is the way to go. I need info on the > best way to upgrade a 2.2.8 system to 3.1-Stable, going fully(?) elf in > the process. I suggest holding off until 3.5. 3.X is a total mess at the moment, and if your 2.2.8 box is running fine then don't touch it. > 3. Is 3.1 fully elf, including boot blocks, kernel, etc? Yes. > 4. I definitely need fast, reliable NFS if I'm going to sell the people > at work on using freebsd, so how is that working in 3.1, or am I better > off going to 4.x? I will be interfacing primarily with sun's. I have > seen a flurry of nfs-related mail in the last few days, trying to catch > up on that now. 3.X does not have reliable NFS yet, AFAIK. > 4. I used to use KDE for my day-to-day workstation, is that still the > best choice for a reliable, no-frills X workstation environment? If you want no-frills, try WindowMaker. A quarter the size and plenty of functionality. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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