Re: 3.0 or 3.1?

[Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com>]

On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 10:43:05PM +0500, Anton V. Petrov wrote:

> Asking  people  who  operate OpenBSD  servers.   I've  installed
> OpenBSD 3.0  on a mail  server. And now  I'm in doubt:  should I
> upgrade it to 3.1 or 3.0 kernel also works stable?

The  OpenBSD  developers  are   following  a  program  of  planned
degredation.  Each version is, in a very carefully planned manner,
much  worse than  the  preceeding. It is  expected  that 3.2  will
nearly  achieve  the quality  of  Windows  XP Pro. Plans  for  3.4
include sub-NT4 performance in select areas.

Having  said that,  there's  nothing worng  with  3.0. So long  as
you've applied the security (and  other) patches, it works just as
well as the day it was released--which is to say, excellently.

If you're thinking about slapping a  3.1 kernel onto a 3.0 system,
first read this:

    http://www.trumpetpower.com/OpenBSD/Meta-FAQ#kernel-userland

Cheers,

b&

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