Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:55:27 -0500 From: Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman@cwis.biz> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Configuring an older server for speed... Message-ID: <4869B8BF.5060803@cwis.biz> In-Reply-To: <20080701035016.GB20712@shepherd> References: <a9f4a3860806301711k707f79cewd491e76418eb1440@mail.gmail.com> <48698AB9.7070802@cwis.biz> <20080701035016.GB20712@shepherd>
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Sahil Tandon wrote: > Ryan Coleman <ryan.coleman@cwis.biz> wrote: > > >> Kurt Buff wrote: >> > > [...] > > >> I would recommend fBSD 6.3 instead of 7. You don't need it, unless you have >> a documented reason it has to be 7.0 >> > > Please qualify that recommendation; as it stands, it is pure FUD. > > I don't see the need. And I couldn't get 7 to install on my brand new machine. Once I got the 6.3 amd64 build it went in without an issue. I don't see the reason to run the latest and greatest for a file/web server. Desktops are one thing, but you can get more out of your CPU and RAM with less clutter out of the box.
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