Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 01:40:42 +0300 From: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@turkey.ispro.net.tr> To: "Jan B. Koum" <jkb@best.com>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: NT vs FreeBSD Message-ID: <35E09A6A.B8A39D64@turkey.ispro.net.tr> References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9808231527490.4463-100000@shell6.ba.best.com>
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hello,
I know that I am able to understand which web server the companies use
by httpd servers reply also there is an automated tool at netcraft site...
but how do you understand which operating system they use???
Jan B. Koum wrote:
> hotmail uses freebsd on web server and solaris on backend for mail
> servers.
>
> -- Yan
>
> www.best.com/~jkb/ Unix users of the world unite:
> www.{free,open,net}bsd.org | www.linux.org | www.apache.org | www.perl.com
> "Turn up the lights, I don't want to go home in the dark."
>
> On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, Evren Yurtesen wrote:
>
> >I was thinking that hotmail was using solaris???
> >is it freebsd? how may I understand if they use freebsd or not?
> >
> >Jan B. Koum wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 21 Aug 1998 telecom1@erols.com wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I am having difficulty trying to decide which software
> >> > to run.
> >> >
> >> > If you could answer these questions, on NT w/ Website Pro,
> >> > compared with FREEBsd, I would greatly appreciate it:
> >> >
> >> > I am also new to this, and I am looking for a simple, and
> >> > easy to understand application:
> >> >
> >> > Questions:
> >> > ---------
> >> >
> >> > 1.) Ease of Use (Administration)
> >>
> >> NT is easier to admin then Unix to a person who never used a
> >> computer before. For me Unix would be easier to admin then NT since I
> >> don't know much about NT tunning, etc.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > 2.) Software Compatibility Issues (cgi's, perl scripts, C
> >> >programs, etc.)
> >>
> >> Perl was written on Unix. Unix is written in C. It all ties
> >> together.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > 3.) Re-booting Issues
> >>
> >> Most Unix boxes have months and months of uptime and are rebooted
> >> for software patches/updates. NT on the other hand.. well..
> >>
> >> >
> >> > 4.) Security (Which is more secure?)
> >>
> >> FreeBSD can be make very secure (www.best.com/~jkb/howto.txt)
> >> Any person with half a clue in NT (that include me) can take over
> >> NT box in no time.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > 5.) FreeBSD w/ Apache OR Website Pro for NT?
> >> > which is better & why?
> >>
> >> FreeBSD is better. Why? Ask people who run it. Like yahoo! which
> >> is 100% FreeBSD shop. Or ask people at Hotmail who run FreeBSD on their
> >> web servers because NT couldn't handle the load.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > 6.) Anything else I forgot to mention.
> >>
> >> Yes, you forgot to ask where to get FreeBSD. Look at
> >> www.freebsd.org for more info.
> >>
> >> -- Yan
> >>
> >> >
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