Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 11:09:14 -0500 From: "Bill Doman" <bill@squirrel-solutions.com> To: "Trish" <failte@sentex.net>, <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: To freeBSD or not freeBSD Message-ID: <GHEDJGIMBCHCMBINIAIIEEPICEAA.bill@squirrel-solutions.com> In-Reply-To: <10288343621.20030517072452@sentex.net>
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Hi Trish, I was looking to replace a Windows-based mail server in our office a couple years ago and considering using Sendmail on Linux. I'd installed a couple different Linux distros (Debian and Mandrake) and hadn't found much use to them, frankly, and ultimately not pursued the OS. A fella at my ISP recommended looking into FreeBSD (it's what they and many, many other ISPs use). After looking at the pros and cons and buying FreeBSD Unleashed and installing a copy from the included CD, I was hooked. I like the fact that, as opposed to Linux, there's just 1 version and the software going into it is controlled more tightly. This gives me assurance of stability and relative security, compared to Linux, where there are umpteen different flavors with some aiming to be cutting edge and others being conservative and unless you buy support a generic "Linux" question on a newsgroup may get you an answer that's right for the distro the respondent is using, but not right for your flavor. I've been very pleased with the performance, the ease of upgrading (generally) and the stability of the system. I've since registered a domain and set up my own mail server at home (partly out of frustration with the problems the ISP I use here seems to have with their servers, and partly to have another box that's less critical that I can just play with) and installed, deinstalled, upgraded and just fooled around with a couple other boxes. If we didn't have so much proprietary stuff that requires Windows servers, and if there were the depth of knowledge available for Netware, I'd take our whole network to FreeBSD. Oh, yeah, and with the latest version of KDE, it's a very respectable desktop system for anyone not needing to run MS software. Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Trish > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 6:25 AM > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > Subject: To freeBSD or not freeBSD > > > Hello freebsd-newbies, > > I'm wondering why you picked freeBSD over other distros. I'm > getting ready to build my first Linux box and I admit, I have not fully > researched all the options yet, but am looking at freeBSD on the > recommendation of, well, my son. I take him seriously as he is > already running linux (though not freeBSD as yet - that's his and > my upcoming project), he and his friends are no slouches at > this stuff, typical techie teenagers, and have the time to > do such things. I have less. However, I'm interested in what the > actual user community has to say. > > I get the impression there is significant support available, > apps and drivers are available and configurable > and it's not a nightmare to run. But that's just an impression and > I haven't compared it enough with anything else. > > So if anyone cares to venture a point of view, I'd be interested to > hear it. Thanks! :) > > -- > Trish mailto:failte@sentex.net > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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