From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 11 00:34:58 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D19C16A4CE for ; Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:34:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C3D243D1D for ; Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:34:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id i6B0Ymi06584; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:34:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200407110034.i6B0Ymi06584@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: roop.nanuwa@gmail.com (Roop Nanuwa) Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:33:51 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <75f3f70504071016194bad7364@mail.gmail.com> from "Roop Nanuwa" at Jul 10, 2004 04:19:01 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: FreeBSD-Questions Subject: Re: How Critical Is It To Use an ISP Running FreeBSD or BSD/OS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:34:58 -0000 > > On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:09:13 -0400, Bob Perry wrote: > > Hello, > > I remember reading in The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey, that you'll > > be better off with an ISP that runs FreeBSD or BSD/OS. Can anyone > > provide a scenario(s) where this would be most apparent? > > I don't know Greg's reasoning for that statement but it does seem > rather wrong to me. Would you judge a waitress on their choice of > shoes? Of course not, you'd > judge them based on their service. Would you decide on who to hire to build you > a fence based on what kind of screwdriver they use? > > Why would you choose an ISP based on what tool they use to provide you with a > service? Well, first it reflects on their judgement. If they run on FreeBSD, I give them credit for better jedgement. Secondly, if you have problems or questions, you are more likely to get an intelligent answer if they run one of the BSDs. If they run MS, they are more likely to just say they don't support anything different when you ask. ////jerry > > See how their service has been in the past and if their service meets > your needs, that's all there really is to it. Service with what? MS only or including other systems? ////jerry > > --roop > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >