Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:39:40 +0100 From: "Michal" <michal@sharescope.co.uk> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, <misc@openbsd.org> Subject: RE: Open Vs Free BSD Message-ID: <0E1367A0B64E41F1A29BF418553B9CA4@ionicoffice.ionic.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20090619192403.GB2227@comcast.net> References: <735E59909DEB44AF92825EA7C65CF430@ionicoffice.ionic.co.uk><200906190623.10417.andres@msu.edu><20090619182326.GX12531@manor.msen.com> <20090619192403.GB2227@comcast.net>
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-----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Charlie Kester Sent: 19 June 2009 20:24 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Open Vs Free BSD On Fri 19 Jun 2009 at 11:23:26 PDT Michael R. Wayne wrote: > >OK, I'm going to take a guess here that English may not be Michal's primary >language and re-ask his question: > > Given the several versions of *BSD, I have been led to understand > that each excells in different ways. How do I select which one > is right for my application, what are the underlying reasons > that would lead me to that choice and what are the the disadvantages > I am risking? > >This is, actually, not an inappropriate question coming from a potential >new user who is not familiar with the history surrounding the various >versions and would make an outstanding FAQ. As an example, we run FreeBSD >on our firewalling machines because it works well enough and we prefer the >reduced support costs of using a single O/S across our network. I am unsure >of what the advantage of moving to OpenBSD might be and would find it very >difficult to quantify the advantages (if any) versus the increased support >resources required. > >This is a very real issue. Linux has a similar problem; I've personally >been in meetings where clients examined the myriad Linux distributions >and say "It's very likely that we will make the incorrect choice. So we'll >go with Windows." I suspect similar events have occurred with *BSD. So, >rather than jumping on people about them bringing up religous wars (because, >face it, you CAN edit a file perfectly well in either vi or emacs :-), we'd >all be better served by giving them enough information to make the >right choice in their situation while realizing the tradeoffs they are >making. I agree, this shouldn't necessarily be treated as flamebait or trolling. But shouldn't the question be redirected to the advocacy mailing list/team? ------------------ Sorry, I would just like to add that English is my first and only language. As I said at a Terremark Europe meeting, (everyone else spoke [mostly] Dutch and English, I speak English and bad English. I think my dyslexia and general ignorance may have caused the confusion in my question. I was never asking WHO WINS WHO WINS, as I have multiple OS's running, more looking forward 2-5 years, upgrades and so forth, what should I take in to account. >From the answers I have got, I've learn that I should ask my questions better, most importantly I think there, and OBSD may not have lots of packages but it has brilliant security. A desktop might be served better with Linux of FreeBSD, but at the end of the day, it's your horse, your course. You choose as you wish. I thank you all
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