Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 10:41:30 -0600 (CST) From: Lu!s Croker <lcroker@unix.megared.net.mx> To: jimmy fix <jim_fix@operamail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsd flavors Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101081035510.85881-100000@unix.megared.net.mx> In-Reply-To: <3A61870D@operamail.com>
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Hi... sorry, I dont speak English very well, but I'll try....
YOu have the best idea, What do you need?? Security?? performance?? .
You can use FreeBsd, and it works very good, FBSD works fine to me... and
if you want.. you can make it secure... every depends of you...
For me... FreBSD is cool... is the heaven... !
On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, jimmy fix wrote:
> hi there...
>
> i'm new to bsd and would like to make the following question:
>
> considering i'd use bsd for:
> 1. desctop (workstation) system with dial-up to ISP
> 2. experiment with networking at home with a few old systems i plan to load
> bsd on and try configure as firewall, server etc
>
> which would u think to be the best flavor? freebsd, openbsd or netbsd.
>
> i know that i shouldnt probably ask u this question but i'm a bit confused. i
> dont quite get what the differences are between the flavors of bsd.
>
> for example it is said that netbsd has extensive networking etc. does that
> mean that the others are somehow limited. i mean could i set up freebsd as
> proxy or firewall ? (just basic stuff to learn). or openbsd security...do i
> realy need that kind of stuff for dial-up workstation and basic server
> configurations usage?
>
> it seems that there is a lot of info about each flavor but not too much on
> which one to use as beginner etc...
>
> my experience with unix is basic. i installed red-hat later version but wasnt
> realy much faster than windows as they said. moreover it had that staroffice
> thing which is written in java and gave my 233mmx a realy hard time...i mean
> that was even slowere than ms iexplorer.
>
> anyway, i would apreciate any advice u could give to beginner like me
> consearning which flavor (after i choose that, there is plenty of info).
>
> tanx and look forward to ur response.
>
> regards,
> jimmy
>
>
>
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