Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 19:04:22 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Hoskins <mike@adept.org> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Server or Desktop OS? Message-ID: <20021117185144.T30747-100000@fubar.adept.org> In-Reply-To: <20021117161953.M23359-100000@hub.org>
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On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > As for 'similar periods' ... you know, I've been running -STABLE on > desktops and low end servers over the past 5 years at the Univesrity, > slowly replacing Solaris as the applications they run permit ... so far, > in 5 years, I've *yet* to be burnt, but none of these are running near as > heavy load ... so no, other then on venus/jupiter, I haven' tnot seen > similar periods of instability ... Now you officially know what "development branch" means. :) If you have SLAs to maintain, I suggest implementing a proper staging process. Blaming the software without fully understanding the implications of the -STABLE branch and/or implementing a reasonable amount of safeguards to ensure stablity within your specific environment is asking for trouble. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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