Why are so many people using 4.x?

[Philip Hallstrom]

> I notice a lot of references to version 4.x.  Is there any overwhelming reason
> why its use seems to be still popular.  I'm wanting to set up a server (just
> for play) on my home network using a PII machine.  Am I better off using an
> older version for such old equipment?  If so, do any particular versions
> stand out?

A lot changed b/n 4.x and 5.x (and 6.x).  Enough that a lot of people 
haven't upgraded because what they have works, they know it, and upgrading 
might break an app/system of theirs that isn't broken.

That said, I've gone from 4.x straight to 6.x with my last round of 
servers.  Granted I was starting from scratch and I didn't mind the 
adjustment time (by adjustment I mean getting used to /etc/rc.d/* instead 
of /etc/rc.xyz*, etc.)

If I were you, I'd go with 6.x.

-philip