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Date:      Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:42:56 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Should I run -CURRENT? SNAP? 
Message-ID:  <199804161842.LAA00669@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 16 Apr 1998 19:41:15 BST." <353650CB.5FAD74C6@tdx.co.uk> 

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> 
> What I'm trying to get at - is it a good idea? - The box isn't _mission_
> critical, I don't mind it crashing, panicing etc. - but I'd rather not have
> the filesystems hosed...

-current right now seems to be quite stable.

> If I find a SNAP that works well is it likely to stay 'working well' (I
> know, how longs a piece of string?) - or am I better off staying 'really'
> current?

I tend to leapfrog; when I have a stable system I'll live with it until 
either I need/want to play with a new feature, or it just feels "really 
old" (usually 2-3 months).

> Oh for SMP-Stable... <g>

Testing and input from people like you is what it will take to achieve 
just exactly that.

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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