From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 20 16:25:40 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB0E316A418 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:25:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wearabnet@yahoo.ca) Received: from web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.201.208]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 781DB13C442 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:25:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wearabnet@yahoo.ca) Received: (qmail 5307 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Oct 2007 16:25:39 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.ca; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=AP9m/M4bmTaR2PJEHnP5ooSrHX9Pb5dmJetj4iFDmeG+WqfyjgkscLqvBPp/w3zTytnG4eB8a8EU5JD5XpYDA1f+KugZTlwwTgCmKLTESCz/Wz+MoPIrhHSCPU7K5V20JURWHhpJcXoIHPcxcfiid5MzUYyWgWLXgc/1TXfiUkY=; X-YMail-OSG: CH74I94VM1lbYGHOlfK7DUMLxJbzV4kWCayMN97JPlI4vWZDZqSyuflwNR6msQLnNqLQ1iDiI.gCVU9DoWIFFXawmQ-- Received: from [86.62.225.4] by web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:25:39 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/814.06 YahooMailWebService/0.7.134.12 Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:25:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri To: syle ishere , freebsd-current@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <721304.5223.qm@web33711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Cc: Subject: Re: which version to install for next 2-3 years? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:25:40 -0000 ----- Original Message ----=0A=0A> From: syle ishere =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