From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 21:41:47 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0422916A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:41:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from theatre.msu.edu (theatre.msu.edu [35.8.69.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFCDB43D6D for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:41:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sagejona@theatre.msu.edu) Received: from theatre.msu.edu (c-67-167-140-34.client.comcast.net [67.167.140.34]) (authenticated bits=0) by theatre.msu.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0O5f2Mw071236 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:41:03 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from sagejona@theatre.msu.edu) Message-ID: <40120570.2000700@theatre.msu.edu> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:41:04 -0500 From: "Jonathan T. Sage" Organization: MSU Dept of Theatre User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6b) Gecko/20031205 Thunderbird/0.4 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200401232340.40104.bsd@elkins.org> <200401232330.26113.racerx@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <200401232330.26113.racerx@makeworld.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.82.6.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime X-Phone: +1-517-974-1428 X-WWW-Home-Page: http://theatre.msu.edu X-PGP-Key-Figerprint: 182C CF3F 93A9 1DAA 2EBE D4D5 A159 96D9 452E A7F1 X-IM: AIM(jonathantsage,spartyman), ICQ(9587621), YIM(wisesage98) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigB8191A5BBA69650659F1E38B" Subject: Re: Why BSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 05:41:47 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigB8191A5BBA69650659F1E38B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Chris wrote: > On Friday 23 January 2004 10:40 pm, Jeff Elkins wrote: > >>>This is not a troll. >>> >>>I've installed FreeBSD 5.2 on a spare SCSI drive and am compiling kernels, >>>updating ports, etc,etc. Thus far, other than some minor hassles, it's >>>equivilent to my Debian sid. >>> >>>I have to ask: Why FreeBSD rather than Linux? >>> >>>Honest question. >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>Jeff >>> > > Show us your feet! If they are Hobbit-like, it's a Troll *Laffs* > Hah! Honestly though Jeff - You sound like an experienced user, at the risk of starting the war again, It really boils down to a lot of personal preference. We use freebsd because we like freebsd, we like the communitiy, etc, etc, etc. My choice boils down to 2 things. /usr/ports/.../... # make install and /usr/src # make world(ish) From the server standpoint, if you know what your doing, given enough time, you can do pretty much anything you could want to with either. ~jon -- "Yesterday upon the stair I saw a man who wasn't there, he wasn't there again today, oh how i wish he'd go away" Jonathan T. Sage Theatrical Lighting / Set Designer Professional Web Design [HTTP://www.JTSage.com] [sagejona@theatre.msu.edu] [See Headers for Contact Info] --------------enigB8191A5BBA69650659F1E38B Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAEgVzoVmW2UUup/ERAoNvAJ4l1/8f1HKm5RM6HNGBRd/GuK1mvACfbeBm /Pq0eHT+l9Jutp/V2XuXyoQ= =kKED -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigB8191A5BBA69650659F1E38B--