Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:42:21 +0200 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> To: Bob Bomar <bulldog@fxp.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Windows as opposed to Other OS's Message-ID: <3D807D9D.1070104@401.cx> References: <20020911232728.GA24843@peitho.fxp.org>
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Bob Bomar wrote: > I am writeing a paper on the diffrences of various > Operating Systems. Mainly I am looking at Windows > and Unix and Unix-Like operating systems, and Windows > and Mac OS X. > > I am looking to gather information on how and why people > choose an OS. I am also looking to gather information on > why other OS's were not choosen. > > Any opinions are appreciated. > > In my opinion, as a server, FreeBSD is a great choice. > It is fast, reliable, and very well built. But as a > desktop choice, it leaves a little to be desired. > Windows, IMHO will remain a main desktop choice for > a long while, but I do belive that alternative OS's > such as FreeBSD, Solaris, Linux, and other will become > more and more popular. As I have been going through > a UNIX course at a local college, I have come to > appreciate Solaris. > > I appreciate any comments that any one has to offer. > > Thank You. > -- Bob > If its my choice, I let FreeBSD power my servers. For web- and mailservers, its outstanding. It does a very good job as a firewall, and using ipfw/natd or ipf/ipnat it sure keeps up with most of the firewall/nat combos out there, including the "hardware" firewall boxes that usually costs a small fortune. Arm it with samba and it can replace most of your NT/w2k boxes, and do the same tasks on cheaper hardware. I think the biggest reason FreeBSD makes such a great server is its ability to take a hell of a beating and still keep going. I've seen fbsd servers keep doing their job and respond in timely fashion, even while running under a load that would kill most os'es on the same hardware. For workstations however, I have to admit that I still run windows. W2k does everything I want my workstation to do, and its relatively stable. Usually, the first thing I do when I boot w2k is to open a few ssh connections to some fbsd machines, and I instantly have the easy of use of windows and the power of Unix at my fingertips. -- R To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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