Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 18:52:59 +0200 From: Kresimir Kumericki <kkumer@phy.hr> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2 Questions Message-ID: <20030808165259.GA29689@phy.hr> In-Reply-To: <200308080934.06496.fcash@sd73.bc.ca> References: <DAF0948B1D3A2D4080988C683F6BD90703797C3F@MLVV9MBE.usmlvv1p0a.smshsc.net> <200308080934.06496.fcash@sd73.bc.ca>
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On (08 Aug 09:34), Freddie Cash wrote: > On August 8, 2003 09:30 am, Warner Joseph wrote: > > 1. Would it be possible or difficult to upgrade FreeBSD 4.8 -STABLE > > to 5.2 -STABLE when it comes out? > [...] > reformat, and install from scratch. That way, you can take advantage > of new filesystems and other features that require a > reformat/reinstall. While we're at it ... I have this old Pentium 200 MHz with 96MB RAM running FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE. How much more system resources (RAM and CPU) FreeBSD 5.* needs in comparison to 4.8? I just want to hear some educated guess, whether for me it is recomended at all to upgrade at some point or am I better off tracking 4-STABLE (at least while it is supported by security patches an such). -- Kresimir Kumericki kkumer@phy.hr http://www.phy.hr/~kkumer/ "Fizika svemira" - http://eskola.hfd.hr/fizika_svemira/svemir.html
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