From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 29 03:32:16 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9A5416A4DA; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:32:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2AA043D49; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:32:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from gothmog.pc (host5.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.229]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.7/8.13.7/Debian-2) with ESMTP id k7T3VdFi028850 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:31:42 +0300 Received: from gothmog.pc (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.pc (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id k7T3Vq9N010569; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:31:52 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.pc (8.13.7/8.13.7/Submit) id k7T3Vppj010568; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:31:51 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:31:51 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: "Simon L. Nielsen" Message-ID: <20060829033151.GA10533@gothmog.pc> References: <20060828111223.GD983@zaphod.nitro.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060828111223.GD983@zaphod.nitro.dk> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.131, required 5, autolearn=not spam, AWL -0.53, BAYES_00 -2.60, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY 0.00) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@freebsd.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, Nikolas Britton Subject: Re: FreeBSD's minimum memory requirements. X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:32:16 -0000 On 2006-08-28 13:12, "Simon L. Nielsen" wrote: > On 2006.08.28 00:19:40 -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote: > > I just tested the minimum memory requirements for FreeBSD > > 6.1-RELEASE through 2.2.9-RELEASE using VMware 5 Workstation: > > I been thinking of doing these tests myself but never gotten around to > it. I think you should file this information as a docs PR so it > doesn't get lost. Good idea. > I'm not exactly sure where to put this information (probably in the > FAQ somewhere), but it's certainly useful to have around. The installation chapter of the Handbook seems like a reasonably nice spot to have information like this. Perhaps a preface section like: + Hardware Requirements for Installing FreeBSD - Disk space - Physical memory > Thanks for doing these tests! Indeed, thanks Nikolas :)