Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:38:23 -0400 From: Andrew Young <ayoung@mosaicarchive.com> To: Vitaly Magerya <vmagerya@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org" <freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Ways to promote FreeBSD? Message-ID: <75618661-63E5-4DFA-BE3F-AB8B2E06966E@mosaicarchive.com> In-Reply-To: <CAL409KwwPKNs5ro-mRnW_ETS-JS4LZTy1pjd3LRMCuQ=Eb1jMA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAHMRaQf=M0ULOH=KnqzOXvczSM0Lb6apCoQkJegqyU3e8%2BgShA@mail.gmail.com> <CAL409KwwPKNs5ro-mRnW_ETS-JS4LZTy1pjd3LRMCuQ=Eb1jMA@mail.gmail.com>
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> Andy Young <ayoung@mosaicarchive.com> wrote: >> After using Linux for almost 15 years, I only recently started using >> FreeBSD. I own an internet startup and was looking for a solution for >> implementing large-scale storage servers. In my research I found ZFS and >> subsequently found FreeBSD. As I learned more about it, I was incredibly >> impressed. There are so many elements of FreeBSD that I love, >=20 > Can you name a few? Zfs, jails, and ip aliases are the first that come to mind. I also really li= ke the defaults concept of the config file layout.=20 >=20 >> I've >> completely ditched Linux and am deploying FreeBSD exclusively on my >> company's server infrastructure. >=20 > It would be interesting to read about your infrastructure, the reasons > why you found FreeBSD to be a better fit than what you used before, > challenges during deployment and migration, any resulting > performance/maintenance improvements, etc. >=20 > A short article or a blog post with the above maybe? >=20 Sounds like a good idea.=20 >> I can't help wonder why I hadn't heard all >> about it before. Sure, I knew the name, but I had never seen it in use, >> either in college or in over ten years as a software developer since then= . >> In contrast Linux is everywhere! Even though there are so many applicatio= ns >> where FreeBSD seems to be a better or at least more mature solution. >>=20 >> What are the current efforts to promote and educate people on FreeBSD? I'= d >> love to help spread the word. >=20 > (Adding freebsd-advocacy@ to CC).
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