From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 6 18:14:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAC6416A4CE for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 18:14:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [217.160.230.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76D0743D1F for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 18:14:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from pgpkeys@pgpkeys.net) Received: from [217.160.230.52] (helo=smtp.perfora.net) by mout.perfora.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1Ae3DE-0005nd-00; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 21:14:24 -0500 Received: from [141.149.145.229] (helo=gpgkeysp4) by smtp.perfora.net with asmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1Ae3DE-0007QZ-00; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 21:14:24 -0500 From: "David D.W. Downey" To: "'Lowell Gilbert'" , Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 21:14:41 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <44wu84bk7v.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Thread-Index: AcPUwLtwPTkH4VgbRC+v5x8J6LzQkQAAlwfw Message-Id: cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Commercial Distribution? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 02:14:27 -0000 And how is that different from Linux? FreeBSD is an Operating System, so = is Red Hat, Debian, Stampede, SLS, Slackware, and on and on. FreeBSD does = the same thing. FreeBSD didn't develop OpenSSL but it includes it, nor did = it develop SSH or swat, but it includes them. Just as linux distributions = do.=20 There is no big difference. Linux has more commercial support including first tier support, ala IBM, Compaq, Dell, and to s much shorter extent = Sun Microsystems. You'll find many web hosting firms that offer managed care that can = handle the operating system complete with technical support on most dedicated boxes. However, remember there that you're dealing with web farming. I don't know of many larger firms that offer specificly FreeBSD = assistance except through VARs or custom box shops. If this is the route you=92re = looking to take, I'd be more than happy to lend assistance. David D.W. Downey > You're touching on a big difference between Linux and FreeBSD; FreeBSD > is an operating system, whereas Linux is a kernel which can be = packaged > with different programs. You can make do anything you want with > FreeBSD, modify it all you want, release it (or not) along with the > source code (or not), but you can't claim it''s FreeBSD any more...