Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:19:24 -0400 (AST) From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> To: Hununu <hununu@netcabo.pt> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Server or Desktop OS? Message-ID: <20021116201249.F23359-100000@hub.org> In-Reply-To: <3DD6D925.8814.1E6E155@localhost>
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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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