Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:05:41 +0200 From: usleepless@gmail.com To: "Joseph Vella" <satyam@sklinks.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why are so many people using 4.x? Message-ID: <c39ec84c0603290005t3ecd6e0bw3e4882aa0435e948@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200603281234.11850.satyam@sklinks.com> References: <200603281234.11850.satyam@sklinks.com>
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Joseph, > 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 (j= ust > 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? you have had plenty of response already. i just want to post my experience. in late 2001, i installed 4.3 on a server and a couple of workstations. i have upgraded them as time went by up to 4.11. no problems, it runs runs runs. i have been following the mailing-lists on a regular basis, and decided 5.x was not me ( sorry guys ). at the beginning of this year i upgraded my main workstation to 6.0 for the following reasons: - could not get the latest KDE to compile due to my own messing with the packages - i needed kernel threading for mythtv ( can be done with linuxthreads on 4.11 ) so far, 6.0 has been flawless for me. only thing i noticed was: gcc3.3 seems to be a lot slower than 2.95 ( i have no figures, could be my imagination ) if your machine will be for play as you suggest, go for the latest & greatest. if it fails, you could always try 4.11 later on. regards, usleep
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