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post Nov 13 2003, 10:31 AM
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Tried linux? Like it? Yeah thought so. (debatable, i know...har har)

Anyways, ever thought about FreeBSD? Here's an article on one guy's move from linux to FreeBSD.

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post Nov 13 2003, 11:18 AM
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well I still cant see a reason to run bsd over linux. the support isnt there as far as I know, though it is very very similar.

the stability isnt really a factor for me.


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post Nov 13 2003, 12:29 PM
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i still maintain.

Freebsd for server
linux for desktop
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post Nov 13 2003, 12:52 PM
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i agree with Adelante, coz he is seksi and knows everything smile.gif

but liek atm i find gentoo very good for my desktop computer, with the portage system (better then the freebsd one imo), but i will install freebsd on my server (when i get one).
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post Nov 13 2003, 01:22 PM
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well I still cant see a reason to run bsd over linux. the support isnt there as far as I know, though it is very very similar.

the stability isnt really a factor for me.

There are plenty of arguments for and againt the use of either O/S. If you really want advice on the subject of which one to use, rather just keep the O/S you've got (yes, even if it's Windows ME) then find a box or dual-boot (though preferably a secondary box) and load it up with FreeBSD/RedHat/SuSE/NetBSD, whatever the Prophets of All That Is El8 are touting as the messiah of O/S's, and play around with it.

In any case, it's each to his own. Linux and FreeBSD are both great to play around in even if just through a shell. I pretty much concur with Adelante's assessment, though if you do need any further proof of his statement in practice just look up some servers through netcraft.com or any similar service and you'll see that the most (by quite far) servers run on Free/*BSD.

It all comes down to what you need and want on your O/S that'll lead you to your decision which isn't final by any means. You can tweak and recompile or download kernels and packages to your heart's content. Just RTFM. happy.gif


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post Nov 14 2003, 01:53 AM
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Overall, I would say that FreeBSD is not good for Joe (L)User, but it is definitely worth consideration by hard-core techies. My first few nights using it were rather painful, but within a week I was becoming reasonably comfortable. If you think you are up to it, I would recommend giving it a try, just don't give up too quickly.


Maybe when I have "mastered" linux I will try to use freeBSD.

But Adelante and o-juice's statement seems the most logical in this regard. smile.gif


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post Nov 14 2003, 02:34 AM
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yes definately. FreeBSD is for servers and Linux is for desktops.

ALTHOUGH...if FreeBSD wasnt so laggy with quake3 i would definately use it instead of linux. I just like the way FreeBSD does and handles things. FreeBSD is an OS. Linux is just a kernel with a bunch of packages built around it. With FreeBSD, all the developers of the different packages make it specifically for that version of FreeBSD (im not talkign about ports). So basically, its a system built for and designed to sustain itself.
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post Nov 14 2003, 09:36 PM
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yeah no forsure, I have nothing against FreeBSD, its am awesome OS on a whole, just certain things, (graphics related) got to me after a while, and things like 5.1audio and stuff, i found lacking in FreeBSD. I cant complain about gentoo linux though, does all i need it to do. i personally would only use FreeBSD for a server, and use Gentoo linux on the desktop.
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post Nov 15 2003, 01:05 AM
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This is a bit off topic - but do you get freebsd-server-OS-only, which you only need if you have a box which acts as a dhcp server to connect to the net, give other local machines their own ip adress etc?
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post Nov 15 2003, 01:25 AM
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of course. You can have anything from a bare minimum box to a fully funcitonal desktop with X.
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post Nov 15 2003, 02:30 AM
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QUOTE(aquadog @ Nov 15 2003, 10:25 AM)
of course. You can have anything from a bare minimum box to a fully funcitonal desktop with X.

Lol! I know that - but what I meant was if some companies took freebsd and made it a server-OS only installation - like ipcop which is based around the linux kernel, which I am using for my dhcp server.

Tried looking on the net, but found nothing in this regard, so I geuss I will have to learn how to install freebsd to be a dhcp server. ph34r.gif
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