Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 12:20:33 -0400 From: "John C. Place" <placej@ctcdist.com> To: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 3.0 Questions Message-ID: <19981020122033.A18596@ctcdist.com> In-Reply-To: <362C93C1.C81CF9AB@whro.org>; from Bob Boone on Tue, Oct 20, 1998 at 09:44:33AM -0400 References: <362C93C1.C81CF9AB@whro.org>
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On Tue, Oct 20, 1998 at 09:44:33AM -0400, Bob Boone wrote: > Hi, > > This is the only FreeBSD list I receive, so I need to ask three > questions. > > I just built a new webserver Thursday last, from boot.flp/2.2.7, only > to find 3.0 released on Friday. > (1) Do I need / how do I get a "boot.flp" that will build 3.0 instead of > 2.2.7, so I can nuke the Thursday build and start over?? > Use dd to copy boot.flp to a boot floppy this can be gotten from the floppies directory in the dist. > (2) Do I WANT to move to 3.0 -- is it stable/tested enough for the > "brain trust" to feel comfortable with it for a low/moderate traffic > webserver ?? > It is my understanding that this is release quality BUT it is not considered stable. Stable is currently 2.2.7. Sometime in November 2.2.8 is suposed to finish out the 2-2-Stable Branch. When I say 3.0 is not stable I am merely speaking to the classifaction that the FreeBSD team gives to it. Stable refers to it being stable enough to be used on Mission Critical systems. 3.0 is Release which means that it *could* have some bugs but these prove to be minor ones usually. It has been my experence that Release quality is more stable than most other commerical OSs that claim to be bullet Proof. I am currently running 2.2.7 and am quite happy with it. I usually "play" with the Releases but depend on the Stable branch for work. I can say to date I have never been burned by a Release but none the less I am catious. > (3) I'm rebuilding THIS server because I was nuked thru the mail/buffer > overflow hack, but I'm reading that it isn't just popper... that several > pop3 and imap servers will break, and that only sendmail 8.9.1 with the > 1a patch will stop it.... CAN I ADD the sendmail 8.9.1 without breaking > something else ??? are there dependencies in 8.9.1 that either 2.2.7 or > 3.0 won't support ???? > I can speak to that however I would be suprised if it fails. Good Luck John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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