Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:53:57 -0500 From: Rick N <solarux@hotmail.com> To: <pit@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us>, <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Greetings and Salutations Message-ID: <BAY113-W49A6ED3A2EE128D2049047A1740@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <4B3FFEF5.4070208@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> References: <4B3FFEF5.4070208@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us>
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Welcome=2C and good luck in all your endevours. I could never get my head around which UNIX is the real UNIX=2C yes Linux = is a bastardized-UNIX=2C but hey=2C in the real world=2C its whatever gets you through the nite. AT&T/BSD=2C later Sun=2C later=2C .= .. unix(OS-wise) really is a beautiful mystery wrapped up in an enigma=20 that in itself=2C is becoming less=2C and less invisible everyday. and that= s good. "Security=2C Performace=2C and/or Automation"=2C from an admin's perspecti= ve=2C you can only pick really "1" of those. When redhat/RHEL went the IBM dodo bird way=2C we simply moved (ALL of our = web-servers') over to "CentOS"-linux. But for security=2C it has primarily been OpenBSD=2C with a smattering of = FreeBSD for specific/historical apps. Lately=2C OpenSolaris=2C becuase of ZFS=2C playin' around with this idea or= that idea=2C...=2C but who knows? Unfortunately=2C I'm not a developer by any means=2C i had worked primaril= y in production server environments. I personally wish FreeBSD would be given much more attention than Linux=2C= but I'm just an admin who had to follow orders. I'm sure any help FreeBSD-wise will always be welcome though=2C so HI=2C a= nd have fun. :) Rick. > Date: Sat=2C 2 Jan 2010 20:20:37 -0600 > From: pit@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us > To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org > Subject: Greetings and Salutations >=20 > I've recently downloaded FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE and am hopefully going to > have it up and running on my computer (a different machine then the one > I'm writing from) by the end of next week so I thought I'd introduce > myself and tell a little bit about myself. >=20 > I started using Linux (I know=2C I know=2C FreeBSD is Unix) around 1997= =2C > 1998 (I forget exactly when) with RedHat 6.2 on a IBM PC330 (90MHz > original Pentium overclocked to 100MHz=2C couple hundred megs of RAM=2C > 500MB primary hard disk drive (later on I stuck in a second hard drive > even thought the computer I was using didn't really have a place for > it)). It wasn't pretty=2C but that was my first real taste of Linux. >=20 > I've run web servers for my own personal use and was always pleased with > the results=2C ease of configuration and setup=2C and overall feeling tha= t > even though I'm exposing part of my computer to the Internet=2C that I'm > still limiting the amount of damage that can be done because of other > steps I've taken to insure that I remain safe. >=20 > Since then I've used various distros (sticking mainly with RedHat until > 8.0=2C just before it become Fedora). My favorite one being Gentoo. >=20 > So why have I decided to use FreeBSD? There are several reasons. The > main one is that I'm constantly looking toward increase my security > while computing. While there are steps I could take to make the OS I'm > currently using (MS Windows XP Home)=2C I feel that it's like putting a > band-aid on gaping wound. It might do some good=2C but I know it won't > last for long. Another reason is that I've heard a good friend of mine > sing the praises of FreeBSD on many fronts (the least of which is > security). >=20 > I've also run=2C for a short time=2C the McMinnville (McMinnville=2C TN n= ot > Oregon) Linux and Unix User Group (MC-LUUG). A group I'm looking to > resurrect as several of my local Facebook friends have expressed > interest in running at least Linux. Since I also will be returning > (eventually) to Linux as well as introducing myself to FreeBSD=2C I > figured what the hey. At least I can help myself! >=20 > Sorry this is so long=2C I didn't realize I had so much to say! >=20 > Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope we get a chance to > help each other once I get FreeBSD installed. >=20 > Sincerely=2C >=20 > PIT >=20 =20 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9691815=
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