From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 11 14:20:56 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 84D9416A4CE for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:20:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com (imo-d22.mx.aol.com [205.188.144.208]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3137543D46 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:20:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from TM4525@aol.com) Received: from TM4525@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id n.1dc.2daa3fdc (16633) for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:20:45 -0400 (EDT) From: TM4525@aol.com Message-ID: <1dc.2daa3fdc.2e9bf0b8@aol.com> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:20:40 EDT To: questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5112 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Re: FreeBSD Release Question 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, 11 Oct 2004 14:20:56 -0000 In a message dated 10/9/04 6:25:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wmoran@potentialtech.com writes: >> 1. By Sep 2005, do you think 5.x performance will be optimized and be >> comparable to today's 4.x stable versions ? >5.3 is supposed to be stable, and it's expected to be on part with 4.x performance, and it's supposed to release before the end of the month. >>From what I've seen and heard, it looks like all that is going to happen. >> 2. By Sep 2005, do you think 5.x will be as stable as today's 4.x >> released versions ? >Yes. I hope you're not betting your business on these questions, because the reality is that 1) they're not very good questions and 2) the people who are answering them can't really know the answers. "stable" requires time, and since 5.2.1 and 5.3 are substantially different, I can't see how one can predict the level of stability a year from now. You also didnt mention what your "project" is, so how can you expect anyone to comment on performance or stability? If you're developing a CD duplicator the answer is likely much different than if you are developing a networking product. If you can, do it on 4.x and move it to 5.x when you determine that it meets your needs. Don't bet the farm on the hopes and expectations of others.