Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:47:18 +0300 From: Igor Roboul <igorr@sysadm.stc> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: processor compatability Message-ID: <20020121084718.GD19370@sysadm.stc> In-Reply-To: <3C487011.3DC527E9@citystamp.com> References: <002a01c19fac$26606f50$22142518@cn992270a> <20020118090301.GC448@irrelevant.org> <20020118014144.B30632@xor.obsecurity.org> <20020118101046.GA4126@irrelevant.org> <3C487011.3DC527E9@citystamp.com>
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On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 01:57:21PM -0500, Matthew P. Marino wrote: > run a workstation with some basic web server type apps on PPC hardware, just > stick with OSX. If your goal is to run a server with a wider range of GPL'd apps GPL'd? > and you WANT to learn how it all works, stick with one of the BSD's on Intel. If you wish GPL'd then stick with Linux on Intel. But don't forget that NetBSD works on PPC, and OpenBSD works too. Running servers on PPC give you some additional security, because even if some program has hole alowing executing shell code, but most crackers use shellcode for Intel comatible platforms, so your server-program will just SIGILLed instead of giving access to your server. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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