From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 16:58:00 2003 Return-Path: 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 24EE937B401 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:58:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D2A643FB1 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:57:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from steve@sliderule.demon.co.uk) Received: from sliderule.demon.co.uk ([80.177.21.188]) by anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19Pt02-000GV9-0U for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Wed, 11 Jun 2003 00:57:58 +0100 Message-ID: <3EE67085.7010800@sliderule.demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 00:57:57 +0100 From: Steve Burton User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20030208 Netscape/7.02 X-Accept-Language: en-gb, en, en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20030610220919.41E1F5D04@ptavv.es.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Via EPIA Mini-ITX motherboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 23:58:00 -0000 Kevin Oberman wrote: >>Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:19:24 +0100 >>From: Steve Burton >>Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> >>Hi. >> >>what a useful thread! I've just ordered enough bits to build a mini-itx >>machine (from www.miniitx.com) but they've run out of slim-line CDROM >>drives so I have to wait :-( I've ordered an M1000 (Nehemiah) >>motherboard and intend to use it for a small (tiny) intranet server >>(Apache) and logon server (Samba) for file sharing. It will also run >>DNS, DHCP, NTP and whatever take my fancy - I hope, replacing my P133 >>full AT box. The difference in size and power consumption means I can >>have two! >> >>While I've been waiting, 5.1 has been released so I now have to decide >>between 4.8 REL and 5.1 REL perhaps this is the opportunity I need to >>try v5? > > > Trying V5 is not a bad idea. Lots has changed, mostly for the better, > but there are some rough spots still around! > > If you not upgrading, you will miss many pitfalls. Read the release > notes and subscribe the current, if you have not already done so. I'd > spend a few days watching current before trying V5 so you will be > aware of significant issues. Feedback on 5.1 is already coming in, so > the sooner you start reading it, the better. > > I am running CURRENT on two systems,one of which I use a lot. While > tracking current has its perils, I've generally had few significant > problems and expect to upgrade one more system to 5.1 or current (have > not decided) soon. > > 'ls /dev' is a major eye-opener, even it you are sort of expecting it. I only know the theory of /dev! I've subscribed to current but I don't expect my kit to arrive until next Tuesday so I should find time to read up on this. Looks like I may already have committed myself :-) [the only place I have commit rights] Steve.