From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 16 05:50:54 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 5067816A407 for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:50:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from speedtoys.racing@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.184]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70E6843D4C for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:50:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from speedtoys.racing@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id p77so1761265nfc for ; Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:50:52 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=J3o+zvj0qq50QLp2HgI829qb3/zWg7UVjhjpRfxGPZxHpSV6ibydzfyiZxg83I6CWppXQy2DVXmmqqOJ6VBG6pEInZt+J/TFIkaO8Xwqkd3df0RzoXuc5O+u1gvdaeOhSpP46LLjDbdQVmOAJ47sccEx4/RqkYMbm2aNRkhjxQs= Received: by 10.48.48.13 with SMTP id v13mr6848817nfv; Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:50:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.48.203.16 with HTTP; Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:50:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:50:51 -0700 From: "Jeff Mohler" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20061016053718.GA7608@lakshmi.susmita.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20061016053718.GA7608@lakshmi.susmita.org> Subject: Re: What's so compelling about FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:50:54 -0000 Linux has iSCSI...which hands Fbsd a real beating in the server space. I work on projects at more customers than I can keep track of that -have- to use Linux in the middle of Fbsd farms just because of the amazing lack of iscsi support. Linux has been doing iscsi since what..2002 or so? Maybe 2003? C;mon..yes, I know a brave soul is starting work on it now, but how did the Fbsd effort let this lie for so long? On 10/15/06, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: > On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 12:35:13AM -0400, Andy Harrison wrote: > > On 10/15/06, William Tracy wrote: > > > > > >So, basically, I'm asking you guys to wow me. :-) Show me how FreeBSD > >can outdo Linux. Make me never want to go back. > > Ah well, you have to experience it. No amount of convincing or intellectual gymnastics will help you. > > Know that in the software ecosystem there is a place for everything. > > There are situations in which you have to use linux and even Windoze. > > But things are so vibrant that more and more Windoze apps are available in linux and FreeBSD and also in NetBSD and OpenBSD. > > Personally for me linux has very good support for a wide range of TV cards, remote controls and other rare hardware. > > BSDs also have support but somewhat limited. > > FreeBSD gives you CCD,GEOM,GDBE, netgraph and various other features hard to find in other OSes. Some equivalents exist but not as good. > > OpenBSD has very good IPsec , pf , BGP and other networking stuff. pf is also available on FreeBSD but I doubt if it is as well integrated and feature rich as OpenBSD. > > Linux has a lousy file system and is somewhat unstable and will throw surprises if you stress it or use it in unexpected ways. > > Whereas BSDs have very very good stability. For instance FreeBSD will give roughly 20 to 30% better overall performance compared to Linux. This is subjective and dependent on various factors but this has been my experience. > > In terms of packages FreeBSD I think has the largest number since it can emulate linux binaries too. > > I can go on but I suggest you try things with an open mind. > > If you like it, stick to it , else go back. > > Nobody is forcing you. > > But remember, give it enough time and be open. > > regards, > Girish > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >