4.11 vs. 5.4 stablity

[Benjamin Lutz]

Eriq wrote:
> I am running 4.11 on a dual amd box and have found it solid as a rock
> for running apache2, postgres, dns and postfix. But now I am thinking
> of upgrading. I wonder if 5.4 is as stable  for these servers that
> must run 24/7. And is it worth all the trouble to do, I have grown
> pretty lazy :)

I'd go with that old saying, never touch a running system. 4.11 is still
going to be maintained for quite a long time, so if your machine runs
fine now, why not leave it as it is.

If you want to upgrade, maybe you should wait a bit longer and give 6.0
a closer look (set to be released in August at the moment). My current
impression is that it's stabler than 5.4 (but then, other people have
reported otherwise - I suppose it's somewhat hardware-dependent).

Cheers
Benjamin
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