Re: {Free,Net}BSD

From: Philippe Regnauld (none@regnauld--deepo.prosa.dk.lh.bsd-dk.dk)
Date: Tue 19 Jan 1999 - 12:59:43 CET 

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:59:43 +0100
From: Philippe Regnauld <none@regnauld--deepo.prosa.dk.lh.bsd-dk.dk>
To: bsd-dk@hotel.prosa.dk
Subject: Re: {Free,Net}BSD

Michael Larsen writes:
> Hi
>
> There might be something here regarding FreeBSD compared to Linux:
> http://www.freebsdrocks.com/showarticles.php3?cat=2

        Yes, good pointer.

        Also, it's a know fact that some large people (Yahoo, Hotmail) use
        FreeBSD boxes as their servers.

> Regarding the *BSD user group in denmark... I'm in..

        Well, we'll have to find something to do then :-)

        - Comparisons

        Linux, like a lot of other places, is much more known -- it's
        be interesting to do a "comparison" page, but one that
        tries to guide the user to the OS that suits him best -- Linux
        _is_ better documented for the non-UNIX user, there _are_
        books in Danish, development of new features is usually faster,
        and it's usually easier to find a person to help you if you have
        a problem.

        (I still go out and install RedHat or Debian for the people
        I want to convert, but don't want to support :-)))

        Anyway, it's best to avoid downright "mine is better than
        yours" -- that gets nowhere, and our definition of better might
        well turn into the equivalent of "that's not a bug, it's a feature!"
        (e.g.: you have to add local routes to the net when ifconfig'ing
        an interface on Linux, *BSD's do that automatically, etc...)

        - Articles, promotion

        Experiences, tips, evaluations -> some decent articles about FreeBSD
        in Danish newspapers/magazines (Computerworld, and the rest) --
        "We're using FreeBSD and it works!"

        Again, what you want to avoid is this kind of (non)article

        http://hotel.prosa.dk/~regnauld/ekstra-linux.jpg

        - Meetings, installation parties, media distribution, etc...

        "Social" get-togethers were we have an excuse for eating out
        and installing FreeBSD on innocent victims' machines :-)

        
        I don't know who's willing to do what or how, but it might be a good
        time for everyone who's alive/active to step up and say something
        about themselves :-) 

-- 
                                            -[ Philippe Regnauld / Sysadmin ]-

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