Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 00:29:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Coleman <chrisc@vmunix.com> To: Pat Wendorf <beholder@unios.dhs.org> Cc: Crist Clark <crist.clark@globalstar.com>, chat@freebsd.org, advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD Article in Information Security Magazine Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106120028190.58715-100000@vnode.vmunix.com> In-Reply-To: <3B25983D.AB73280D@unios.dhs.org>
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<gentle reminder> All these stories would make great articles for daemonnews. Anyone care to write their story up? Just send it to articles@daemonnews.org The more people you share the story with, the more likely they are to choose BSD. </gentle reminder> Chris Coleman Editor in Chief Daemon News E-Zine http://www.daemonnews.org Print Magazine http://magazine.daemonnews.org Open Packages http://www.openpackages.org On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Pat Wendorf wrote: > I really have nothing to add to this discussion other than a "Me too". > > I was a die hard Linux fan for many years, having started with Slackware > (when it was brand new), moving eventually to Debian. About two years > ago I was struggling with IPChains to get some internet sharing setup > for my home Lan, and a guy in a Linux help channel (Debian help chan of > all places!) told me to give FreeBSD a try. I installed it, messed with > it for a bit... and never looked back. FreeBSD is my first choice for > any server I have to setup and administrate (over 20 now :). > > Some random advocacy (good place to post I hope :) > > I administer and develop on a FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE server where I work, > which is the primary production database/web app server (PHP + MySQL). > It's a P3-667 Dell Optiplex GX110 with 256 megs of RAM, it handles over > 680 lan users simultaneously and has a whopping 220 days of uptime as of > today. That's over 5000 hours of continuos service. The development > team has done some truly, truly, stupid things while developing yet > somehow the OS never misses a beat, never crashes, never stops serving. > > > Crist Clark wrote: > > > > I just got my hardcopy of May's Information Security Magazine and noticed > > an article on the *BSDs. The article can be found on the web at, > > > > http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/may01/features_os_security.shtml > > > > Nothing new there that people on these lists wouldn't already know... > > Though I'm sure some people may have comments about the "genealogy" of > > BSD presented. > > > > One interesting off-hand remark I saw, > > > > "Though BSD has been around much longer, Linux has been hogging the > > spotlight over the last few years. This isn't such a bad thing, as many > > computer professionals seeking an alterative to Windows start with > > Linux and eventually move on the BSD." > > > > The author, Pete Loshin, makes is sound as if a *BSD is the natural > > progression from using a Linux flavor. Thinking about it, I do notice > > a lot of people on *BSD mail lists who say they used to use Linux and > > now use a *BSD, but seldom hear the reverse (with the exception of people > > who have to use Linux at work for some reason or another). I wonder > > how much movement there is between the two camps... not that every > > person necessarily has to be a card-carrying Linux- or *BSD-zealot > > and not have some appreciation for a variety of projects/products. > > -- > > Crist J. Clark Network Security Engineer > > crist.clark@globalstar.com Globalstar, L.P. > > (408) 933-4387 FAX: (408) 933-4926 > > > > The information contained in this e-mail message is confidential, > > intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If > > the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee > > or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are > > hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying > > of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > > e-mail in error, please contact postmaster@globalstar.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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