From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 22 04:26:18 2004 Return-Path: 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 AC49216A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 04:26:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fulcrum.mig-29.net (dsl-200-78-45-190.prod-infinitum.com.mx [200.78.45.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 164DF43D55 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 04:26:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mig@mig-29.net) Received: by fulcrum.mig-29.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id AA15D5E812; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:26:16 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:26:16 -0600 From: Manuel Rabade Garcia To: Steve Camp Message-ID: <20041122042616.GD5873@mig-29.net> References: <20041121180539.A4962@aslan.camp.com> <41A14D60.4080709@makeworld.com> <20041121194029.B4962@aslan.camp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041121194029.B4962@aslan.camp.com> X-GPG-Key: 1024D/AA3325C0 2002-09-30 X-GPG-Fingerprint: D2E5 76E1 CE2D 8783 545D 1F41 399B 5765 AA33 25C0 X-MOBILE: (+52 55) 13 99 27 87 X-URL: http://mig-29.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: Eric Kjeldergaard cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Most Suitable version of FBSD for server? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 04:26:18 -0000 Steve Camp, who happens to be smarter than you, thinks: > On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 08:22:24PM -0600, Chris wrote: > > Eric Kjeldergaard wrote: > > >>Which version of FBSD is currently most appropriate for use as > > >>a server (mail, NFS, samba)? 4.9? 4.10? 5.somethingorother? > > > > > > > > > Obviously you'll want something current so 4.9 is out of the question. > > > That kind of leaves the 2 distinct branches. These are the 4.x and > > > 5.x and are currently represented by 5.3 and 4.10. Which you want is > > > rather for you to decide. I recommend trying both. It seems like a > > > lot of work, but is probably best. Many say that for SMP, 5.3 has > > > advantages although there have been threads in the lists that argue > > > both ways. I would recommend trying with 4.10 for a while and 5.3 for > > > a while and load-testing each to see which performs better and which > > > best fits your needs. > > > > > > > While I agree (in part) I think the user ought to move to 5.x - 4.x is > > legacy, and no telling how much longer it will be until there is little > > to no support or development for it. > > Is the branch of 5.x (assuming 5.3 based on previous response) > been fairly stable in people's experiences? Has it been fairly bug-free? > (I realize that is a pretty subjective question...) > As a desktop or server OS FreeBSD 5.3 has been very stable for me (a pretty subjective answer :-P) My suggestion is to use FreeBSD 5.3 without doubt, you will get more hardware supported, better performance, more features and (maybe the most important) more support (security patches, bugfixes, etc). Greetings. -- Manuel Rabade Garcia WWW - http://mig-29.net GPG - 1024D/AA3325C0 2002-09-30 Fingerprint - D2E5 76E1 CE2D 8783 545D 1F41 399B 5765 AA33 25C0