Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:09:23 -0500 From: Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman@cwis.biz> To: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, prad <prad@towardsfreedom.com> Subject: Re: why an old operating system Message-ID: <48625FA3.8030005@cwis.biz> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20080625100228.0251a628@mail.computinginnovations.com> References: <20080624225958.10007934@gom.home> <6.0.0.22.2.20080625100228.0251a628@mail.computinginnovations.com>
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Derek Ragona wrote: > At 12:59 AM 6/25/2008, prad wrote: >> in our search for servers we contacted genstor (on the freebsd >> compatible hardware list) and a very nice fellow talked to us and sent >> us a quote. it was out of our price range, but i was very puzzled to see >> that the brand new and powerful system they were putting together was >> going to be operating with freebsd 5.4 >> >> why would a new system such as this be supplied with such an old os? >> >> -- >> In friendship, >> prad > > Prad, > > You'd need to ask them why they are using such an old version. > > The good news is that FreeBSD will run on almost any x86 motherboard, > you need to check compatibility for things like RAID cards and other > specialized peripherals. You could consider switching hosts. My host is running 6.3 and is very stable, fast and (IMO) affordable. If you're interested in their contact info, let me know. -- Ryan
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