Re: TWO new versions of FreeBSD released

["Mike A. Harris" <mharris@ican.net>]

On Sat, 7 Nov 1998, Brett Glass wrote:

>While we're talking about new releases, it's also worthwhile to
>note that TWO new versions of FreeBSD have been released in
>recent months. FreeBSD 2.2.7, the latest release for production
>environments, was developed from the -stable branch of the code.
>It's the most bulletproof and thoroughly tested. FreeBSD 3.0,
>the latest "cutting edge" release, is based on more new code. It
>contains more new features, runs even faster, and has very good
>emulation for those who have to run Linux software. 

Cool!  One thing I don't understand though is why one would want
to run emulated Linux binaries when one can simply recompile them
in BSD, no?  I guess it would be useful for commercial programs
and other non-source available stuff.


>I recommend 2.2.7 (or the upcoming 2.2.8) for mission-critical
>servers and 3.0 for clients that need the hot new features. 3.1
>will likely be the best version for both clients and servers
>when it appears (probably early next year). 

I'm going to download 3.0 and give it a whirl.  Sounds good to
me.


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