Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 00:18:20 -0400 From: "Troy Settle" <troy@picus.com> To: "Shane Hagan" <shane_64@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: BSD Message-ID: <FCEELIAEIIECDGKKJLMICEDKCAAA.troy@picus.com> In-Reply-To: <20000618173214.96977.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Shane, FreeBSD has treated me very well over the years. I have one box at a customer site that functions as a web and mail server, as well as providing firewall, routing, nat, and dhcp services for 200+ users. The box itself has been running for 400+ days maintenance-free, except for adding/deleting users. As for ease of learning, you got a steep hill to climb, but the closer you get to the top, the flatter it gets. Unlike NT, which will lure you in with a gradual climb but lead you to an impossible rock wall. Like others on the list, I would reccomend that you pick up some good books on UNIX and FreeBSD specifically. I've not seen it myself, but continue to hear excellent reports about Greg's _Complete FreeBSD_. Good luck, -- Troy Settle Network Analyst Picus Communications 540.633.6327 ** -----Original Message----- ** From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG ** [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Shane Hagan ** Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 1:32 PM ** To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG ** Subject: BSD ** ** ** Hello, ** I have a quick question. I am currently running NT 4.0 and I have ** installed it a billion times. How much different are the 2 ** OS's (NT, BSD) ** as far as commands and installation? Is it easy to pick up? ** How is it as ** far as uptime (how long can BSD be up without rebooting)? ** ** ** ** ** Thank you, ** Shane ** _____________________________________________________________ ** ___________ ** Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at ** http://www.hotmail.com ** ** ** ** 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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