From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 11 04:02:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 808D116A41F for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:02:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mail2.panix.com (mail2.panix.com [166.84.1.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E606943D45 for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:02:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mailspool2.panix.com (mailspool2.panix.com [166.84.1.79]) by mail2.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A74C9DAB7; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:02:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp08632294pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.232.106]) by mailspool2.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF7DA21628; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:02:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EaQ76-00015Q-00; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:02:08 -0500 Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:02:08 -0500 From: stan To: Michael Vince Message-ID: <20051111040208.GB3852@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Michael Vince , gayn.winters@bristolsystems.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, 'Ted Mittelstaedt' References: <02f301c5e610$4d3a51a0$c901a8c0@workdog> <43741174.9020303@roq.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43741174.9020303@roq.com> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.23 X-Uptime: 22:57:15 up 5 days, 11:18, 4 users, load average: 0.06, 0.05, 0.00 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, 'Ted Mittelstaedt' Subject: Re: Status of 6.0 for production systems X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:02:10 -0000 On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 02:35:16PM +1100, Michael Vince wrote: > Gayn Winters wrote: > > > > I prefer the idea of the FreeBSD team aiming at only the latest > hardware, all I use is brand new server equipment. > I don't like the idea that FreeBSD features and performance development > could be hampered by the core guys trying to make stuff work on old > hardware, in fact if it was a fact that a lot more performance and > features could be in 6.x if they dropped support for everything below > 1ghz for x86 I would be happy, I got a few older machines but they could > go onto NetBSD since its a very similar OS as it has the same rc script > system which FreeBSD imported from NetBSD to start with. I would have to disagree strongly with this. I'v got about 50 PII machines deployed running FreeBSD 4/5, and I'd really hate to migrate to another BSD, just because ome one wanted to try to optimize for the latest gee whiz hardware. -- U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote - Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror - New York Times 9/3/1967