Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:27:18 +1100 (EST) From: Peter Hoskin <peterh@ripewithdecay.com> To: Lefteris Tsintjelis <lefty@ene.asda.gr> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Server or Desktop OS? Message-ID: <20021117122626.C301-100000@extortion.peterh.dropbear.id.au> In-Reply-To: <3DD6EEA0.AD524CA2@ene.asda.gr>
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Because this is development of what will become stable. Always helps to
read the documentation.
Regards,
Peter Hoskin
On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Lefteris Tsintjelis wrote:
> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 03:19:28 +0200
> From: Lefteris Tsintjelis <lefty@ene.asda.gr>
> To: Peter Hoskin <peterh@ripewithdecay.com>
> Cc: Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>, Hununu <hununu@netcabo.pt>,
> freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Server or Desktop OS?
>
> It sure is misleading. Why is it called -stable then? You would expect
> to stand up to its name.
>
> Regards,
> Lefteris Tsintjelis
>
> Peter Hoskin wrote:
> >
> > STABLE is still a development branch. The name is misleading. If I were
> > you, I'd install & run release.
> >
> > On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> >
> > > 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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