From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 22 01:17:06 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75FA316A41F for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:17:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1smout1.broadpark.no (osl1smout1.broadpark.no [80.202.4.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02ABF43D45 for ; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:17:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1sminn1.broadpark.no ([80.202.4.59]) by osl1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0ITG0068KZTAXP10@osl1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:22:22 +0100 (CET) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.202.172.166]) by osl1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with SMTP id <0ITG0035VZOPBJD0@osl1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:19:37 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:17:06 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH In-reply-to: <43D2A5AF.4050302@shaw.ca> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <20060122021706.032331bb.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.6 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.4) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <43D2A5AF.4050302@shaw.ca> Subject: Re: Best release for IBM laptop R51 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:17:06 -0000 On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:20:47 -0800 Graham North wrote: > Should I therefore download 6.0-Release and then just cvsup and > rebuild?? Is this a better option than using 5.4 at this point? Yes. Use 6.0 (install -release, cvsup to -stable and rebuild). I recommend using 6.0 for _any_ mobile user, unless it is (for the time being) 'impossible' to get it running. 6.0 have so many enhancements for mobile users, you wouldn't be that satisfied if you indstalled anything else on it In particular: wireless support. No, it doesn't support all cards that are "out in the wild" but for those who are supported (like those using the ath driver) you will have whats currently the best wireless option on FreeBSD. Also the framework for power saving (dorry, I forget the name) helps you improve battery life, even if it is still not as good as those on ... other OS.... And 6.0 has better performance than 5.4, and numerous other things. HTH -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway