what version to use for home desktop?

[Marian Hettwer]

Hi,

Haim Ashkenazi wrote:
> Hi
> 
> After using FreeBSD for a month on a server, I thought of moving my
> desktop from debian unstable to freebsd (I've been using linux as my
> desktop for 7 years now, and it's time for a change... :) ). I'm wondering
nice idea... moving from debian to FreeBSD ;)

> about what version to use. on debian it's very common to use unstable for
> the desktop (if you know that sometimes a package breaks) and it's very
> rare that the whole system breaks (I never seen that in the 2 years I'm
Well, actually the System (base) shouldn't break because of third-party 
programs. However, XFree86 is causing trouble sometimes. Usually this 
has something todo with your graphics card ...

> using it). what's the status on freebsd? can I use CURRENT for my desktop
> without being afraid that it won't boot after an upgrade? the reason I
> want CURRENT is mostly hardware support (e.g. I have a SB!Live and I read
> that STABLE doesn't support it).
>
Well, you have to be aware when using CURRENT, that you are at the 
bleeding edge.
When using CURRENT, I'd suggest give it a try with 5.2.1-RELEASE. I 
wouldn't 'make world' to the latest -CURRENT ...
On my Desktop 5.2.1-RELEASE is running stable for quite a while. I had 
no issues at all.

Give it a Try, but keep in mind, it's still -CURRENT, meaning, under 
development and it may crash.

HTH,
Marian