Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 22:14:47 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "root" <dino@nikebari.it>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Migrating from SCO Open Server to your system Message-ID: <004601c0a6cd$e8c672c0$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <3AA4AFBB.1533F101@nikebari.it>
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Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of root >Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 1:37 AM >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Migrating from SCO Open Server to your system > > > Dear Sirs, > > my name is Clemente Carlucci. I'm a system & network administrator >in a little software house. We develop application with MF COBOL under >SCO Open Server. We would like to pass our customers to an open source >operating system. We tried Red Hat Linux but we encountered a lot of >problems, especially with old telecommunication procedures. If you are interested in trying Linux, you should try more then just Red Hat. Suse springs to mind. Or, another possiblity is joining the Compaq Solutions Alliance, at http://csa.compaq.com/ they will assist in porting to Linux on their hardware. > We would >like to know more about FreeBSD. Is possible for FreeBSD to mount an >Open Server disk? Very unlikely. >I guess that FreeBSD is fully POSIX compatible, isn't >it? I don't think so. However, I would guess that even the most POSIX UNIX is not totally compliant. FreeBSD does make an attempt to honor POSIX when possible, though. > Wher in Italy I could buy FreeBSD? > You are probably best off ordering it directly from Walnut Creek, at http://www.cdrom.com they ship world-wide. I'm sure that it's for sale in Italy, but if it's not in your favorite software or book store then ask them to order it. >Thank you for your precious answers. Regards > If you want to "try out" a running FreeBSD server, then go to here: http://www.testdrive.compaq.com and register for a free account on one of their FreeBSD systems. >Clemente Carlucci > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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