Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:53:25 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: jdow <jdow@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 5.4 vs. 6.0 Message-ID: <439AB3A5.50809@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <088801c5fd76$7ea555a0$1225a8c0@kittycat> References: <BC5238C2D9E60D6B8B190912@[192.168.10.249]><439AA1EE.8000801@dinpris.no> <20051210094345.GA25794@lothlorien.nagual.st> <088801c5fd76$7ea555a0$1225a8c0@kittycat>
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jdow wrote:
> From: "dick hoogendijk" <dick@nagual.st>
>
>> On 10 Dec Nicklas B. Westerlund wrote:
>>
>>> Sasa Stupar wrote:
>>> > Can someone tell me in plain words what will I gain if I upgrade my
>>> > server from 5.4 to 6.0?
>>> >
>>> Better sleep during nights. ;-)
>>
>>
>> 6.x is the future :)
>
>
> I realize this is neither the L-word OS or the W-word OS. But the
> general industry trend is that newer versions are less reliable
> and stable.
>
> Are there some REAL advantages of which he should be aware or is it
> all puff and vapor? {^_-}
FreeBSD 6.0 is no less stable than 5.4. It's also quite a lot faster.
If anyone is installing a new machine, the choice is a no-brainer: 6.0.
If you're upgrading, then you'll have to balance the time and effort
needed and the downtime for your servers against the benefits you can
gain. 6.0 generally looks pretty good in that comparison.
Cheers,
Matthew
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