On 11/22/11 01:09, quartz wrote:
ok, so whatever was wrong has fixed itself sometime between release and
11/16, because both the 11/16 and 11/20 install50 snapshot images boot
fine.
how "safe" are those two images? would it be ok to run on a production
system or should I wait for the official 5.0 stable branch?
Only you can truly determine if the snapshot is safe for your
production use. Even with a -stable version of OpenBSD I
test stuff *and* have the last version machine ready to re-
deploy if something goes wonky.
I've been running -current on my laptop for 10 years now,
and all of my production machines are -current as well. I
always build up a new machine and test it, then do whatever
changes are needed to be able to deploy it, and go...
I've never had a problem, but I've always tested things first.
The key to success here is 1) testing, and 2) the ability to
quickly drop back to the previous version if things go awry.
-current is always evolving and is always getting better,
with the exception of occasional problem, which you found.
Overall though, OpenBSD is the only op system I've trusted
its development version for actual use.
The only time -current is NOT to be trusted is in the middle
of a Hackathon, where you can watch commits flying in.
Watch, but wait till its over before you decide to use it for
anything critical. ;-)
--STeve Andre'
