Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:25:44 +1200 From: "Craig Harding" <crh@outpost.co.nz> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Another Successful Installation of FreeBSD Message-ID: <199904220545.RAA12683@fep2-orange.clear.net.nz>
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Jordan was just mentioning that people only notice when something
goes wrong. So while I'm just completing the successful install of
another brand new FreeBSD server for us, I thought I'd mention how
superbly straightforward the installation procedure is.
Unlike some here I don't have a room full of FreeBSD servers dating
back 6 years, but I've had a single machine (which started FreeBSD
life as a 386DX40 and is currently a P75) running FreeBSD since
2.0.5, and it's been uniformly a hassle-free existence.
It's began life as a dialup UUCP server running INN in a very small
way, for the last 16 months it's been my company's dialup PPP gateway
and mail server, and now with (at last!) the imminent connection of a
real Internet link I'm getting a couple more machines (nothing flash,
one P166 and a 486DX4 100) to spread the load around so we can do a
little web hosting for a few clients.
As you can see, I don't do many installs, I subscribe to the CDs and
typically install one version in three. But whenever I do, I'm always
impressed by the ease of use of the install program. It just works,
with a minimum of strife, and just enough prompting to remind me of
the few tricky details I've forgotten since the last time.
My hat is off to everyone involved. With FreeBSD I can run a lowcost
fileserver for the office Macs and PCs, spend as little time as
possible in maintenance/admin, and it just works.
-- C.
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Craig Harding Head of Postproduction, Outpost Digital Media Ltd
"I don't know about God, I just think we're handmade" - Polly
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