How long can you wait for the 5.x stable release? The 5.x stable release is scheduled for May or June 2004. Then 1 or 2 months burn in by public users to verify it is really stable and you are pushing September. 4.9 is production now and has passed the public burn in period with flying colors.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris Kennaway Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:18 AM To: John Fox Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Viability of 5.X line for production use On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 09:43:26AM -0800, John Fox wrote: > Hello, > > We're planning some new mail servers, and until now I've been assuming > that they would run under FreeBSD 4.X. But it occurred to me this > morning that the 4.X line is going to go away relatively soon, and that > perhaps I'd be better off going with 5.X for these new boxen, as it > would probably simplify the upgrade (keeping up with releases and bug > fixes) process. > > So I'm wondering -- do the experts here judge 5.X as ready for use > in a production environment, or would that be asking for trouble? Wait for 5.2-R to come out, then wait a month or more for any undetected serious bugs to get fixed in the release branch. Then try it on one machine and see how it fares. Kris _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"