Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:14:23 -0800 From: KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> To: Jamie <jamie@geniegate.com> Cc: rudy rucker <rudy@monkeybrains.net>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, alex menendez <amen@monkeybrains.net> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Popularity Message-ID: <Pine.SOC.4.64.1003011612060.2555@libra.sfsu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20100301114445.GB26935@apollo.podro.com> References: <4B8ABAB3.1060003@gamozo.org> <9d972bed1003010724g5b64123ap5ff18c408dc0a7e@mail.gmail.com> <20100301114445.GB26935@apollo.podro.com>
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On Mon, 1 Mar 2010, Jamie wrote: > On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 10:24:19AM -0500, Roger wrote: > > It's hard to find a hosting provider that'll do FreeBSD, this I assume > is because people aren't asking for it and people aren't asking for it > because they probably don't know about it (or why it's good for server > level stuff) http://www.monkeybrains.net/ > > Clearly, some "marketing" is needed if we are to have choices in the > future about hosting. > > It's not linux users in particular though, a lot of people who *make the > decisions* don't even know what linux is, they just hear a lot of hype > about it and figure "everyone else is using linux, so it must be > better". > > I see this all the time with PHP and MySQL, when I suggest postgresql > for some applications, it's "brought to my attention" that postgresql > has "fallen behind" mysql by the business owners who make these > decisions. (and PHP... well.. thats way better.. because it won the > popularity contest) > > These are people who don't know what linux or UNIX or referential > integrity is. They don't see that just because it's "easier" to get > started with linux or mysql, it doesn't make them better tools, it > just makes them more popular tools among the masses. > > When 20 people say mysql and I say postgresql, in the eyes of someone > who really doesn't know.. they'll always choose mysql. > >> So I would love it if FreeBSD continues to improve and involve without >> being influenced by Linux, Windows or Mac. > > I don't mind if freebsd takes the good things from linux and mac, I just > hope the base system never requires an X server and a bazillion gnome > libraries... :-) > > One thing about linux and marketing, linux HAS done a lot of good toward > bringing alternatives to the windows crowd mindshare. > > Jamie > -- > http://www.geniegate.com Custom web programming > Perl * Java * UNIX User Management Solutions > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > *----------------------------------------------------------* Kayven Riese, BSCS, MS (Physiology and Biophysics) (415) 902 5513 cellular http://kayve.net Webmaster http://ChessYoga.org *----------------------------------------------------------*
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