Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 20:47:25 +0000 (GMT) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Chris Coleman <chrisc@vmunix.com> Cc: Robert Sexton <robert@kudra.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Need Pointers on FreeBSD Presentation. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908292045420.6392-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908291906540.22332-100000@vnode.vmunix.com>
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On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Chris Coleman wrote: > Alphred, that is great material for an article. Would you write it up > for Daemon News? That's "Alfred" :) and I started some work on it, however I found that: http://www.nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk/FreeBSD/make-world/make-world.html was simply the best resource out there, it even describes the NFS install I brought up. However if you would like me to explore some detail not on the above URL, please tell me and I'll see what i can do. -Alfred > > Chris Coleman > Daemon News Editor in Chief > http://www.daemonnews.org > Bringing BSD together > > On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Robert Sexton wrote: > > > > > What have I done? I've offered to give a FreeBSd presentation to the > > > local Linux Users group. At first I thought I'd give the standard > > > "Why FreeBSD is good" spiel that I give to my customers. I realize > > > that they generally trust me, so I don't have to work so hard. > > > However, the User group guy has asked me to 'Compare it with Linux', > > > which leaves me a little cold. I'll have an opportunity to install it > > > from scratch, to show it off. I though I'd put the emphasis on 'BSD', > > > with FreeBSD as a particular, Intel/Alpha oriented branch. > > > > > > I had been thinking along these lines: > > > > > > 1. Loose history. > > > 2. Install it over ethernet from my machine. > > > 3. Why its good for admins: > > > like most of the other BSD's. Administration is simpler. > > > Easy maintenence via cvsup, make world, etc. > > > ports. > > > compatibility with Linux/SCO/BDSI binaries. > > > 4. Demo cvsup. > > > 5. Install a port. > > > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > Along the lines of a cooking show... > > > > After the cvsup, start a "make buildworld" > > > > Have another machine with an already built world on hand... > > > > show them how after buildworld, you can mount the /usr/src and /usr/obj > > dirs and do upgrades as simply as: > > > > (after starting NFS on the client/servers) > > mkdir /usr/src /usr/obj > > mount buildserver:/usr/src /usr/src > > mount buildserver:/usr/obj /usr/obj > > cd /usr/src > > make installworld > > > > One of the greatest assests to people managing labs or farms of > > FreeBSD boxes imo. > > > > the same "install/upgrade server" can be done via ports. > > > > Also explain the concept of the entire distro being stable or > > current and maintained, instead of "should i grab this RPM or > > this newer BETA" it becomes: "well they just put it into stable, > > i guess it's time to buildworld..." > > > > -Alfred > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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