From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 14:36:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A1D2106564A for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:36:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 367758FC08 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:35:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id mB2EZprr015550; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:35:51 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id mB2EZnXT015547; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:35:49 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:35:49 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Pieter Donche In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081202153505.A15540@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <1bd820d80812020437h5bd7266co67c566b386b8873e@mail.gmail.com> <1bd820d80812020457n15f1e6a0s9bd200db05b551f6@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Ebbe Hjorth , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0: which distribution X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:36:01 -0000 >> So use the amd64 ;) > > Is the amd64 distribution mature enough, as compared to the i386? yes > Aren't there any problems to be expected to arrive, months after > initial install and way in the production usage ?? no. the only reason that people use FreeBSD/i386 on 64-bit processors is that some binary-only drivers are only availaboe for i386.