From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 26 02:01:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B2FC16A419 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:01:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-69.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-69.bluehost.com [69.89.21.29]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2B39D13C458 for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:01:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 21101 invoked by uid 0); 26 Nov 2007 01:35:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy4.bluehost.com with SMTP; 26 Nov 2007 01:35:10 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IwSsQ-0007pc-OP for freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org; Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:35:10 -0700 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lAQ1ZjQW029776 for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:35:45 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lAQ1ZjO0029775 for freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org; Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:35:45 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:35:45 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071126013545.GB29622@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org References: <200711221711.lAMHB2Go059678@fire.js.berklix.net> <4746DC61.3070409@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4746DC61.3070409@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:bopbeforesmtp 24.9.123.251 authed with apotheon.com} X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - box183.bluehost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [737 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - apotheon.com Subject: Re: [alerts@infosecnews.org: [ISN] Top Ten Reasons Why Ubuntu, Is Best for Enterprise Use] X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:01:51 -0000 On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 10:57:53AM -0300, Sd??vtaker wrote: > Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > Source available > > If bug fixes or enhancements later needed, can easily > > Pay a consultant to do it, Global Index: > > http://berklix.com/consultants/ > > Can choose Any competing consultant, not dependent on > > just one software vendor who has access to closed source, > > but may not consider it his priority. > :-) > > Security, Peace of mind: > > Code can be read by many, loopholes exposed & fixed, > > not hidden & left open. > Yeap!!! So . . . what exactly is the point of confusion? Those two compound points seem like good enough reasons for using open source software, to me, all by themselves -- at least for some people's needs. > > 16,000 odd packages, mostly free from ports/ many not on MS. > Yes, but you miss some great products sometimes... The one i can > remember now is VMware, they not porting it to BSD only works in windows > and linux, and the linux version got limited functionallity. There's a lot of stuff you can miss in the commercial world, too. Another note: Often, people choose open source software for reasons of idealism. I, for instance, and not a huge fan of software patents and copyright restrictions (which serve as a sort of intellectual prior restraint). -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Marvin Minsky: "It's just incredible that a trillion-synapse computer could actually spend Saturday afternoon watching a football game."