Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:56:52 +1100 (EST) From: Peter Hoskin <peterh@ripewithdecay.com> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: Hununu <hununu@netcabo.pt>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Server or Desktop OS? Message-ID: <20021117115616.T301-100000@extortion.peterh.dropbear.id.au> In-Reply-To: <20021116201249.F23359-100000@hub.org>
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STABLE is still a development branch. The name is misleading. If I were
you, I'd install & run release.
Regards,
Peter Hoskin
On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:19:24 -0400 (AST)
> From: Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>
> To: Hununu <hununu@netcabo.pt>
> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Server or Desktop OS?
>
> On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Hununu wrote:
>
> > On 16 Nov 2002 at 13:47, Geoffrey C. Speicher wrote:
> >
> > > > Am I expecting too much from FreeBSD-STABLE? Would I fair better if I
> > > > moved down into RELENG_4_7 and avoided -STABLE altogether?
> > >
> > > I think you're expecting too much from -stable. -stable is kind of a
> > > misnomer; read the Handbook section 21.2.2.1 ("What Is FreeBSD-STABLE?")
> > > for more. Your conclusion above is addressed there (spoiler: don't use
> > > -stable in production unless your test environment convinces you that it
> > > will work).
> >
> > Exactly. I have some boxes that run -stable. Though, I cvsup and install
> > world & kernel on one box I can afford to fail. If it works ok, then I
> > slowly move it to others.. -STABLE is not meant to be rock solid, and
> > running it on production servers can be time-consuming for various
> > reasons.
>
> The thing is, I run -STABLE on about a dozen desktops and servers at my
> day job, and have never had a problem ... but they don't carry near as
> much load as venus/jupiter do ...
>
>
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