In a message dated 9/30/04 2:04:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Which release of FreeBSD is best for a production environment? I am aware of > the different branches of development: CURRENT, STABLE, RELEASE and I > *think* I understand the meaning of each from what I have read. Perhaps not > since I am writing this question! But, what I would like to know is when I > am setting up a production system, or desktop for that matter, which is > considered *THE* most stable of the choices in versions. Is it in the 4.x > branch, 5x etc...
>The most stable version of FreeBSD available today is 4.10. If your priority >is to get something that will work, stay up, and not have to fiddled with, go >with that. >If you've got some time available, beta-testing 5.3 would be very helpful. In >a matter of a few weeks, 5.3 is going to become -STABLE. It would be easier >to stay up-to-date in the future if you go with 5.3. If its for a production system, then the only answer is 4.10. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"