Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 23:47:49 -0000 From: "Hununu" <hununu@netcabo.pt> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Server or Desktop OS? Message-ID: <3DD6D925.8814.1E6E155@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10211161342080.38863-100000@speicher.org> References: <20021116130950.C18650-400000@hub.org>
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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 freaking Mail Band <<=-:...
hununu@netcabo.pt
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