Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:11:39 -0600 From: Darren Crotchett <darren@crotchett.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: "Tsalicoglou, Isaak" <tisaak@student.ethz.ch> Subject: Re: *NIX Selection Message-ID: <20011130181148.C34D837B419@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <786CB48E65ABC74CA1E25577B096357F3FE7F6@EXSTUD2.d.ethz.ch> References: <786CB48E65ABC74CA1E25577B096357F3FE7F6@EXSTUD2.d.ethz.ch>
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I'm not far behind you. I've been using Linux for awhile. I've been using FreeBSD for my web and ftp server for a few months. Here's what I like about Linux over FreeBSD. With a distro like Mandrake, you are on the cutting edge of software. So, for a desktop, that is good. For a server, it might not be what you want. Here's what I like about FreeBSD over Linux. The documentation that comes with the FreeBSD or online at the FreeBSD website. The documented config files and /stand/sysintall and the man pages are nothing short of outstanding. I've used OpenBSD before, as well. The documentation for it is also outstanding. They have a file (I forget the name) that is like an overall README for the beginner designed for right after you install. It points you in the right direction. I also like the BSD style init instead of System V. In BSD, the startup scripts are alot more concise and easier to edit and find what you want. Something else that I did with FreeBSD just yesterday was set up an NFS server. Never having done it before, it took all of about 3-5 minutes. It was so easy. Just about 3 or 4 steps. 1. start /stand/sysinstall 2. tell it you want to set up an NFS server or client 3. it will automatically drop you into the correct config file to edit. All of the documentation and examples that you need are already in the config file. 4. Restart /etc/inetd with killall -HUP /etc/inetd Then, you just go to Linux and mount whatever partitions you set up. It's awesome. One more thing that I really like about FreeBSD is the ports tree. I'm still trying to figure out the difference between the ports and the packages (haven't read enough yet - the documentation is there, I just not had time to do more than scan it). But, what I've figured out so far is that if you want a program (ncftp for example), just go to /usr/ports/ftp/ncftp and type make install. It will install anything that you need that you don't have, plus the program you want (in this case, ncftp). Give yourself time to learn the differences between the jargon and I think you'll be glad you took the time. I'll probably keep running both for different purposes. But, I love FreeBSD. Good luck, Darren On Friday 30 November 2001 11:35 am, you wrote: > What more is there in BSD that's not in Linux? I am a Linux user since > some years and I would be interested to run BSD on my old machines. > > Thanks. > > 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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