Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:25:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <wearabnet@yahoo.ca> To: syle ishere <syleishere@hotmail.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: which version to install for next 2-3 years? Message-ID: <721304.5223.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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----- Original Message ----=0A=0A> From: syle ishere <syleishere@hotmail.co= m>=0A=0A> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org=0A=0A> Sent: Saturday, October 20= , 2007 6:53:00 PM=0A=0A> Subject: which version to install for next 2-3 yea= rs?=0A=0A> =0A=0A> I have a coloed box, OS on their now is ancient redhat 9= .0,=0A=0A> was=0A=0A> thinking =0A=0A> about new SMP support and mysql sp= eed advancements in 7.0. I'd=0A=0A> just=0A=0A> hate to =0A=0A> install 6= .2 on it right now and thats way it stays for next 2-3=0A=0A> years=0A=0A> = if 7.0 =0A=0A> is stable enough to use right now. I threw away freebsd bo= xes on 4.x =0A=0A> branches because of SMP issues of it only using 1 proces= sor for=0A=0A> mysql=0A=0A> etc, =0A=0A> but I see alot has changed again= . Server is a dell 2650, 8 gigs of=0A=0A> ram,=0A=0A> dual =0A=0A> 3.2ghz= xeon cpu's, 6 scsi drives. I use this box mainly for=0A=0A> apache/php,=0A= =0A> =0A=0A> mysql, qmail,bind, perl and asterisk c development time to t= ime.=0A=0A> =0A=0A> If I download latest snapshot, cvsup latest 7release an= d just=0A=0A> make=0A=0A> world etc =0A=0A> on it, would it be alright? I= see the new scheduler for 7.0 had=0A=0A> some=0A=0A> nice =0A=0A> benchm= arks for mysql.=0A=0A> =0A=0A> Dan.=0A=0A> =0A=0A=0A=0AYes, I can confirm 7= .0-BETA1 is so stable, I even was using it since 5 months when it was in cu= rrent.=0A=0AFor these apps I would say you should go for AMD64 arch, and yo= u'll enjoy it ;)=0A=0A=0A---=0A=0A=0A=0A =0A=0ARegards, =0A=0A-Abdullah Ibn= Hamad Al-Marri=0A=0AArab Portal=0A=0Ahttp://www.WeArab.Net/=0A=0A =0A=0A= =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A__________________________________________________=0AD= o You Yahoo!?=0ATired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection ar= ound =0Ahttp://mail.yahoo.com
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