FreeBSD Stable production version.

[Marwan Sultan]

Well, I also like your philosophy of waiting x.1 !
its a very good point.
 
Maybe 8.3-R would be the best.
 
I will wait to hear more comments.
 

> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:13:28 -0400
> From: jerry at seibercom.net
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Stable production version.
> 
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:19:53 +0200
> Damien Fleuriot articulated:
> 
> > I'd say it's a matter of personal preference.
> > 
> > We're mostly running 8.3 in production here.
> > 
> > I've recently installed 9-STABLE servers to try them out and fill PRs
> > if I get problems.
> > 
> > I would encourage you to use 9-STABLE so that you may do the same and
> > ensure the stability of future releases.
> 
> I would agree with that philosophy up to a point. It is definitely a
> matter of personal preference; however, for myself, I NEVER install
> version X.0 of any software if said software is to be used in a mission
> critical situation. I always wait until X.1 is released. If possible in
> your case, would it be feasible to wait until 9.1 is released? You
> can gather some info on it here:
> <http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.1R/schedule.html>. As usual, any
> correlation between the expected release date and the actual date is
> purely coincidental. Just my 2¢ on the matter.
> 
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