Dear/Beste Mark, Saturday, December 14, 2002, 11:15:24 PM, you wrote:
>> > Support for the 80386 processor has been removed from the GENERIC >> > kernel. The default FreeBSD kernel is now more optimized for modern >> > CPUs. No longer do you have to settle for performance draining >> > compatibility with hardware you haven't owned in a decade. >> >> I don't feel this is a good decision. (I still have a 486, act as >> a small server and a 286 witch is in storage) This basally means >> that any one who doesn't have the latest processor can't install >> FreeBSD. (I could be wrong) Having a option during the installation >> to use GENERIC or PENTIUM (IV) would be far better. A option to >> enable/disable hardware compile one own kernel would be great to. I >> never owned any SCSI devices in a decade. > Be careful that you are not asking for something that is too one-sided. I didn't. I asked for something that is many-sided; at leas for as far processors are concerned. (Its a point of view) > FreeBSD-CURRENT is aimed at the bleeding edge. The fact that it runs > AT ALL on your hardware is GOOD. _However_, FreeBSD is not going to > let CURRENT be held back to some low denominator that is no longer > commercially available. I got the impressions that it was here to stay. If it comes back when current becomes stable, then you should consider my opinion as not spoken out. > You are in the minority. You have a way to run FreeBSD-CURRENT, you just > don't have it in the default install. :-) These though really aren't for me. My most powerful PC is a Pentium 133 MHz. Its not impossible to get around. -- Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet, Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
