6.1 recommended instead of 5.x for new installations [was: Efficacy vs. "friendliness"]

[Pete Slagle]

jdow wrote:

> I noticed that FreeBSD 5.x was somewhat quicker than that to get up,
> running, and up to date.

I can't think of a good reason to use FreeBSD 5.x for a new
installation; 6.1 contains so many reliability and performance
improvements that it is the clear choice over 5.5.

(Upgrades are of course a more complicated question.)