From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 29 13:14:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B6A16A434 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:14:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mdh@jcn.net) Received: from donald.jcn1.com (donald.jcn1.com [205.241.18.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 531A343D45 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:14:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mdh@jcn.net) Received: from logcabin.hem.com [4.245.77.27] by donald.jcn1.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id A8391AA0124; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:14:33 -0600 Received: from jcn.net (logcabin.hem.com [192.168.36.1]) by logcabin.hem.com (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2TDEQu3063184 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:14:27 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from mdh@jcn.net) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:14:26 -0600 From: Michael Hughes To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060329071426.559a10de@logcabin.hem.com> In-Reply-To: <200603281234.11850.satyam@sklinks.com> References: <200603281234.11850.satyam@sklinks.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.0.4a (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-unknown-freebsd4.8) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-26.1 required=5.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES version=2.50 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) Subject: Re: Why are so many people using 4.x? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:14:32 -0000 On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:34:11 -0800 Joseph Vella wrote: > I notice a lot of references to version 4.x. Is there any > overwhelming reason why its use seems to be still popular. I'm > wanting to set up a server (just for play) on my home network using a > PII machine. Am I better off using an older version for such old > equipment? If so, do any particular versions stand out? > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I use vinum on two of my machine and most of what I have seen on the list about gvinum isn't good. That is the main reson I haven't upgraded. Is there anyone out there using gvinum on 6.x that can shed some light on how well it is working now? -- Michael Hughes Log Home living is the best mdh@jcn.net Temperatures: Outside: 34.8 House: 69.5 Computer room: 66.3