From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 12 11:34:42 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 637C916A41F for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:34:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glenn@antimatter.net) Received: from cobalt.antimatter.net (cobalt.antimatter.net [69.55.224.239]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C724343D53 for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:34:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glenn@antimatter.net) Received: from glenn-mobile.antimatter.net (cpe-66-91-226-109.san.res.rr.com [66.91.226.109]) (authenticated bits=0) by cobalt.antimatter.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBCBYcph024206 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 12 Dec 2005 03:34:38 -0800 X-MailKey: purple frogs are falling from the sky Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.2.20051212032413.069dc480@cobalt.antimatter.net> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 03:29:54 -0800 To: Ashley Moran , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Glenn Dawson In-Reply-To: <200512121055.47016.work@ashleymoran.me.uk> References: <200512121055.47016.work@ashleymoran.me.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Re: Disadvantages of running software through compat5x? 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: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:34:42 -0000 At 02:55 AM 12/12/2005, Ashley Moran wrote: >I have only one machine left running 5.4, but unfortunately it's a live web >and database server (tight budget!) so I don't like tinkering with it too >much. > >I was going to reinstall it with 6.0 and I just wondered if there was any >reason why you shouldn't run a production server on the compat5x port for any >length of time. I can't afford the downtime to remove all the ports and >re-install them. Unless there's something specific you need that 6.0 has and 5.4 doesn't, I'd say leave the machine the way it is. An upgrade like that on a production system is just inviting problems. -Glenn >Ashley >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"