Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 20:26:26 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: David Hogan <david@fundamentalit.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.4: Is it generally unstable? Message-ID: <20050608002626.GA13040@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20050608001306.3FB1F43D5C@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20050608001306.3FB1F43D5C@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
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--sdtB3X0nJg68CQEu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 10:13:16AM +1000, David Hogan wrote: > Hi List, >=20 > First of all, I'm new regarding FreeBSD, But i'm an experienced linux user > who's been using the Trustix distribution for the last few years, so plea= se > bear with me. In my time using Trustix, and participating in the mailing > lists, it has proven an exceptionally stable server distribution. >=20 > Recently though, I've been playing around with FreeBSD 5.4 on a vmware bo= x, > and I'm beginning to think it may be the way forward in the long run. Hav= ing > observed freebsd-stable@freebsd.org for the last couple of weeks, I've > noticed a worrying (to me) amount of traffic regarding kernel panics, > general instability etc, and I'm now posting this in the hope that I might > obtain perspective on this from some experienced FreeBSD users. >=20 > In my time with the Trustix lists, I don't think I came across a serious > kernel issue that wasn't caused by either a lack of a preinstalled driver= or > a bad stick of ram. Would you say that this holds true for FreeBSD? I > realise that the FreeBSD user base is a much larger one than the Trustix > user base, and I could be led to believe that the vast majority of people > using 5.4 arent having any problems .. it's just my general impression th= at > "something's up" with the stability of the 5.4 release. That's certainly not how I see it. Of course, you only see reports from people who experience problems, not from all those who don't. > If I were to deploy a server right now, would a seasoned FreeBSD > user use 4.11 or 5.4? You really want 5.4 unless you have specific reasons to stick with the older branch. Kris --sdtB3X0nJg68CQEu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCpjsyWry0BWjoQKURAqWOAKDhJH9wdQsFyuK6oIiMXDYeae2FPACg1mur MyMuEoxIEIqjObZtUguwgAA= =qqYg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --sdtB3X0nJg68CQEu--
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