From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 25 10:18:50 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11EC016A4B3 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:18:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from galilee.polands.org (CPE-24-29-189-110.new.rr.com [24.29.189.110]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2465743FDF for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:18:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from sheba.polands.org (sheba.polands.org [172.16.1.33]) by galilee.polands.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8PHIkG6018529 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:18:46 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from sheba.polands.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sheba.polands.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8PHIk5M054297 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:18:46 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from djp@sheba.polands.org) Received: (from djp@localhost) by sheba.polands.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h8PHIkgh054296 for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:18:46 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:18:46 -0500 From: Doug Poland To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030925171846.GA54272@polands.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Seeking advice for new server: 4.8-REL vs. 4.9-BETA X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 17:18:50 -0000 Hi, On Monday, 29 Sep, I'll be building an apache/mysql server. I usually install from the latest release on CD then cvsup to -STABLE. My questions: Can I start with 4.9-BETA ISOs? My thinking is that what's in 4.9-BETA will not be much different from -STABLE. What do others when building servers and we're on the cusp of a new -RELEASE? -- Regards, Doug