Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:54:29 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Update ports on 6.3 or update OS to 7.1(RC2) and update ports? Message-ID: <AD59681D-CA24-4A77-B550-04E54A7105F2@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <495E79EF.8000601@gmail.com> References: <495E79EF.8000601@gmail.com>
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On Jan 2, 2009, at 12:32, "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I have a machine where several of my installed applications are
> getting way behind. It is not a mission critical server, but I need
> it to be stable (I have all fairly old well supported hardware,
> nothing special).
>
> Since updating and rebuilding all the ports is pretty much mandatory
> for the upgrade to 7.x and I plan to take that path soon, would most
> people consider 7.1RC2 stable enough for a move now? The machine is
> a home server that provides several services on my network, but is
> rarely under any load.
>
> I know this is rather vague question, so I will be happy with any
> vague answers; just positive or negative experiences with well
> supported hardware (old Dell 8250 P4 3.0GHz 1.5GB 1066 RAMBUS).
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Tom Veldhouse
Tom,
Based on my experimentation, I'd say 7.1 rc2 is stable enough for
your hardware.
More bleeding edge hardware appears to be a problem with the rc
version.
Cheers,
-Garrett
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