Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 03:29:54 -0800 From: Glenn Dawson <glenn@antimatter.net> To: Ashley Moran <work@ashleymoran.me.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disadvantages of running software through compat5x? Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20051212032413.069dc480@cobalt.antimatter.net> In-Reply-To: <200512121055.47016.work@ashleymoran.me.uk> References: <200512121055.47016.work@ashleymoran.me.uk>
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At 02:55 AM 12/12/2005, Ashley Moran wrote: >I have only one machine left running 5.4, but unfortunately it's a live web >and database server (tight budget!) so I don't like tinkering with it too >much. > >I was going to reinstall it with 6.0 and I just wondered if there was any >reason why you shouldn't run a production server on the compat5x port for any >length of time. I can't afford the downtime to remove all the ports and >re-install them. Unless there's something specific you need that 6.0 has and 5.4 doesn't, I'd say leave the machine the way it is. An upgrade like that on a production system is just inviting problems. -Glenn >Ashley >_______________________________________________ >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"
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