Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 19:39:51 +0100 From: Pierrick Brossin <pbrossin@swissgeeks.com> To: Andrew Boothman <andrew@cream.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Easy Server Message-ID: <3DD7E277.40202@swissgeeks.com> In-Reply-To: <3DD7D120.40506@cream.org> References: <3DD7B0DE.2060003@swissgeeks.com> <3DD7D120.40506@cream.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Andrew Boothman wrote: > However, I'm not sure what the advantages of such a distribution would > be? Are you surely not better to do a standard installation of FreeBSD > and then add the services you need (Apache, MySQL, Samba, Netatalk,...) > from the ports collection as you need them? That way you can totally > customise your server and you will get a better understanding of how > everything works in the process.... I tried lately but I'm afraid of security :) Thousand of people are using distributions like SME and you're almost your firewall settings and rules are OK. By OK I mean that if someone get hacked he can report it to the developpers and the hole get fix. On FreeBSD I'm afraid to do a bad firewall... > I would advice doing a test installation of FreeBSD (see > www.freebsd.org/handbook) and having a go at installing the packages you > need. > > What do you think? I already tried to make my own server but there were to many problem for not so much time! Thanks for your answer I have to think about making my own server myself but last time I ended with the PC under my desk with no cable plugged.. and I couldn't remember what was the last thing I did two months ago :P -- Pierrick Brossin IT Employee 15, Ch. du Château, 1422 Grandson, Switzerland Tel Prof: +41-327201423 Mobile Priv: +41-794137145 Mail Prof: pbrossin@quark.ch Mail Priv: admin@swissgeeks.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3DD7E277.40202>