From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 28 09:54:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFB6737B401 for ; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:54:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp802.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp802.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.168.181]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5698B43F93 for ; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:54:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jaknlak@sbcglobal.net) Received: from adsl-65-64-26-186.dsl.ltrkar.swbell.net (HELO sbcglobal.net) (jaknlak@sbcglobal.net@65.64.26.186 with plain) by smtp-sbc-v1.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Jul 2003 16:53:57 -0000 Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 11:53:50 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Jeremy Kemp To: alpha@FreeBSD.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <101FCF65-C11C-11D7-89ED-0003930506C8@sbcglobal.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Subject: 4.8 or 5.1? X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:54:17 -0000 [/lurk] I just inherited a DEC AlphaServer 1000/266 to play with, and I'm curious if anyone has a recommendation of whether I should install FreeBSD 4.8 or 5.1. Background includes some Linux/Unix, and I currently run Mac OS X Server, which is based on FreeBSD (or is it Open? I can't remember). Thanks for any tips I might get. [lurk]