Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:50:58 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OS to replace FreeBSD Message-ID: <fcecb7b9-9926-328b-7ac1-d4620955bf73@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <20210319133843.000045a9@seibercom.net> References: <20210319101040.00005c35@seibercom.net> <b82d74bc-dabb-e8fb-df56-3ab9f2b69589@holgerdanske.com> <20210319133843.000045a9@seibercom.net>
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On 3/19/21 10:38 AM, Jerry wrote: > On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:13:57 -0700, David Christensen stated: >> On 3/19/21 7:10 AM, Jerry wrote: >>> With the soon-to-be release of version 13 of FreeBSD and the EOL of >>> FreeBSD 11.x, I will need to invest in a new OS. Due to FreeBSD’s >>> unfortunate inability to squash bug >>> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237666, l am left >>> with no choice but to seek out a new OS. I need a bare-bones system >>> that can run a mail server, Postfix with Dovecot, and a few other >>> utilities. >> >> >> Looking at that link, I see: >> >> ... >> Gerard Seibert 2021-02-25 21:01:04 UTC >> ... >> # dmidecode 3.3 >> ... >> Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes >> System Information >> Manufacturer: Dell Inc. >> Product Name: XPS 8930 >> Version: 1.1.15 >> Serial Number: 19WS903 >> UUID: 4c4c4544-0039-5710-8053-b1c04f393033 >> Wake-up Type: Power Switch >> SKU Number: 0859 >> Family: XPS >> >> >> Dell says: >> >> >> https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/xps-desktop/spd/xps-8930-desktop >> >> Operating system >> >> With Windows 10 Home >> >> >> So, Windows 10 Home is the only operating system supported by Dell on >> that computer. Windows 10 Home should not exhibit the bug you have >> encountered. >> >> >> Check if your software is supported on Windows 10 Home. If so, >> install Windows 10 Home and install your software. >> >> >> Alternatively, get another computer that is known to be compatible >> with your OS and software of choice. >> >> >> I am running 12.2-RELEASE-p4 GENERIC amd64 without any problems on: >> >> * Dell PowerEdge T30 with Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 >> >> * Intel S1200V3RPL with Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 >> >> >> David > > You are incorrectly interpreting the data. Windows 10 Home is the base > system. It also comes with Windows 10 Pro as an upgrade. Blame Dell, not me. > I have used > both and FreeBSD 10 & 11 successfully on this unit. > I will acknowledge that it was a fairly cheap system. I only needed it > for a mail server and a few other odds and ends. You got lucky. > The problem is with FreeBSD's code change between versions 11 and 12. > The fact that I am not the only one bitten by this bug, and the > inability of FreeBSD to correct it, and it has been over a year, is > certainly not encouraging. That is a consequence of closed hardware, not open software. > If I had purchased a > top of the line, cutting edge system then I would certainly not have > expected FreeBSD to support it. That is one of the reasons I didn't. And you would be running an OS with paid support and a SLA. David
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