Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:39:33 -0400 From: Duane Whitty <duane@greenmeadow.ca> To: Vaaf <vaaf@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why are so many people using 4.x? Message-ID: <442A8005.1080803@greenmeadow.ca> In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060329141021.023e9af8@broadpark.no> References: <200603281234.11850.satyam@sklinks.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20060329141021.023e9af8@broadpark.no>
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Vaaf wrote: > At 22:34 28.03.2006, 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, and UNIX for that matter, is based off 30-year-old concepts. > Noboy can deny this. That being said, you can compare the development > of FreeBSD to building a skyscraper on shallow grounds. Naturally, the > more > you build the more building is likely to collapse. This is now the > case with > the old FreeBSD (in which a couple of smart guys decided to savior into > DragonFly) versus the new FreeBSD. I think the same thing is happening > with Windows versus Vista. As OS development progresses, this little > theory of mine will become more and more obvious. If anyone on this > list can > contribute with facts and observations to strenghten this theory, I would > really appreciate it. > > Thank you all, > Vaaf > > _______________________________________________ Hi, I was just wondering if you would also welcome observations from list members which may challenge this theory? Best wishes, --Duane Whitty
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