From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Aug 1 1:17: 1 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4BE737B400 for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2002 01:16:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from beta.bkc.lv (beta.bkc.lv [195.244.128.53]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B204543E4A for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2002 01:16:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dexter@ambidexter.com) Received: from cable-b-119.teliamtc.lv (cable-b-119.teliamtc.lv [195.244.135.119]) by beta.mail.teliamtc.lv (NTMail 3.03.0018/) with ESMTP id na425451 for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:16:51 +0300 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: dexter@ambidexter.com@mail.nutech.com Message-Id: Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:17:21 +0300 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Michael Dexter Subject: FreeBSD from RedHat questions, I'm non on list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hello, I request that you mail responses to me directly as I am not on the list at the moment. One evangelist may be able to answer all of these. I am considering a move from RedHat Linux (5.2-7.2) to FreeBSD and I have some concerns. In short, I need some convincing and some understanding of the rationale behind FreeBSD's design. 1. BASE theory: I admire the RedHat base. It is made entirely of smaller packages. Why is sendmail in the FreeBSD base but not CSVup? Does this suggest the Base set in stone, perhaps at the mercy of the 4.4 BSD Lite model or something? Is sendmail's inclusion reflect your opinion that it is better than say, postfix? "That's how it's always been?" 2. Sysinstall. I read that it is "at the end of its life" but I do not see what is planned to replace it. Is anything on the horizon? 3. RAID. Is there any official support for software raid 0, 1 and 5? I see mention of NetBSD RaidFrame ports but none seem to be complete. Linux's raidtools do not appear to have been ported. Any options? 4. Freshness: As I watch to see which distribution produces a PHP 4.2.2 package or port first, I am curious if you have any guidelines as to how timely port updates (often security fixes) can be expected. Related: can a new install be built of fresh packages or ports? Need I install the base and then download sources and re-compile? 5. Jails. Very attractive but you might want to mention them in the handbook. Any official docs. Many thanks, Michael Dexter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message