Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:53:42 -0500 From: Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> To: Scott Schappell <archon@silvertree.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking advice for new server: 4.8-REL vs. 4.9-BETA Message-ID: <20030925175342.GA54334@polands.org> In-Reply-To: <3F7324A6.9020105@silvertree.org> References: <20030925171846.GA54272@polands.org> <3F7324A6.9020105@silvertree.org>
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On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 10:23:50AM -0700, Scott Schappell wrote: > > > >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. > > > depends on what you want. If you want stability, install the 4.8 ISO and > CVS to 4.9 when it's RELEASEd, if you want to help bug hunt, grab BETA. > I guess I have some confusion between what's -STABLE and -RELEASE and when one becomes the other. Better read up on it. > >What do others when building servers and we're on the cusp of a new > >-RELEASE? > > > Speaking for myself, since I have people hosting on my server and what > not, I'm sticking with 4.8 until it's passed EOL and patch as necessary > then evaluate if the latest RELEASE offers any substantial improvements, > if so, then I'll CVSup to the next RELEASE in the same branch I'm in > (4.8 > 4.9). > That's usually how I do it too. > Hope my opinion helped :) > Yes, it did, thank you. -- Regards, Doug
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