Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 09:56:31 -0700 From: "Joshua Lokken" <questions@joshualokken.com> To: "Peter Rosa" <prosa@pro.sk>, "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: What version of BSD should I use Message-ID: <OAEGJMOGEKPEGCNHFDFFGEJCCGAA.questions@joshualokken.com> In-Reply-To: <006901c352c9$ff970fa0$3501a8c0@pro.sk>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Peter Rosa > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 9:30 AM > To: freebsd-questions > Subject: What version of BSD should I use > Importance: High > > > Hello everybody, > > I have spent a lot of time on FreeBSD.org web pages, but I > still can not > find > VERY SIMPLE answer for this question: > what version of FreeBSD should I use ? > > I need system which is VERY STABLE, with as few > possibilities to hack as > possible > (the best is absolutely closed :-) ), running only named, > sendmail, samba, > apache, php, > perl, and firewall. It will be used also as a gateway to > I-net for small > company, so it > MUST be SAFE, STABLE and nice. That is what I want. > On the other side, it is possible to download FreeBSDs from > 4.7 to 5.1. > > Currently, I run 4.3, and I have problems, because there is > no milter > support in sendmail, > I can not use some commercial SW as it wants higher version > etc. But I like > it... > > I think, older is better, but I will not have support for some new > technologies. > And I think, the newest is good, but all new SW has some > bugs - meaning it's > UNSAFE. > Less bugs = BETTER and SAFER life. > > What is your consideration - what version should I use ? The latest production release is 4.8, that'd be a good starting point. I haven't had any major problems running 4-stable, and it is, indeed quite stable. Chapter 21 (I think) in the handbook covers that a bit. I haven't taken the time to use 5, however, and can't speak for that. HTH, Joshua
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