Re: Which Release to Download?

2004-09-09 Thread Robert Huff
Another framing: if the person is totally new to FreeBSD, the differences between 4.x and 5.x as a learning environment are negligible. Robert Huff ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/li

Re: Which Release to Download?

2004-09-09 Thread David Syphers
On Thursday 09 September 2004 01:57 pm, eric wrote: > On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 13:22:15 -0700, David Syphers proclaimed... > > > I disagree. I think a completely new user should start with 5.x - there's > > no reason to learn the details of how 4.x works, just to have significant > > portions of that

Re: Which Release to Download?

2004-09-09 Thread eric
On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 13:22:15 -0700, David Syphers proclaimed... > I disagree. I think a completely new user should start with 5.x - there's no > reason to learn the details of how 4.x works, just to have significant > portions of that knowledge become obsolete in a month. I wouldn't use 5.2.1

Re: Which Release to Download?

2004-09-09 Thread David Syphers
On Thursday 09 September 2004 08:13 am, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > At this point, unless you have some critical application that needs the > > proven stability of 4.x, I don't see a good reason for a new user to > > start there. Given that you want it for learning, I would say the > > choice is be

Re: Which Release to Download?

2004-09-09 Thread Jerry McAllister
ebsite, I found > > two Releases one called " New Technology Release: 5.2.1 " > > and the other called " Production Release: 4.10 " , > > I got confused which Release to download ??? > > At this point, unless you have some critical application that n

Re: Which Release to Download?

2004-09-09 Thread R. W.
s one called " New Technology Release: 5.2.1 " > and the other called " Production Release: 4.10 " , > I got confused which Release to download ??? At this point, unless you have some critical application that needs the proven stability of 4.x, I don't see a good reas

Re: Which Release to Download?

2004-09-09 Thread Matthew
ebsite, I found > two Releases one called " New Technology Release: 5.2.1 " > and the other called " Production Release: 4.10 " , > I got confused which Release to download ??? > Because I do not know the differences between the > New Technology Release and the Productio

RE: Which Release to Download?

2004-09-09 Thread Marcel de Reuver
1 " > and the other called " Production Release: 4.10 " , > I got confused which Release to download ??? > Because I do not know the differences between the > New Technology Release and the Production Release. > Please tell me the differences between them, > and which release

Which Release to Download?

2004-09-08 Thread Younes Al-Hroub
duction Release: 4.10 " , I got confused which Release to download ??? Because I do not know the differences between the New Technology Release and the Production Release. Please tell me the differences between them, and which release should I have to download? Help me pl