From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 15 03:03:00 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C360106564A for ; Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:03:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECCD48FC0A for ; Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:02:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PdwPp-0007KT-1r for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 15 Jan 2011 04:02:57 +0100 Received: from 70.67.160.177 ([70.67.160.177]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 15 Jan 2011 04:02:57 +0100 Received: from prad by 70.67.160.177 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 15 Jan 2011 04:02:57 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: prad Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:03:13 -0800 Lines: 26 Message-ID: <87wrm6yiku.fsf@towardsfreedom.com> References: <4D3099FC.10807@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.67.160.177 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:pMY4rXdO4QEOzqiyqGEF0k8EK7A= Subject: Re: FreeBSD Decision X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:03:00 -0000 Alessandro Baggi writes: > Hi list, I don't want make a flame post but I would ask an objective > opinion, then not a camp opinion, about using FreeBSD or Debian Linux > in a production environment for solution as such as cluster of some > service, proxy, SAN, performance, smp with an high number of cpu, PDC, > Mail Server (qmail), raid software, security support and hardware > support. I'm using Slackware Linux but in production environment there > are problem with packages and distro update and other support. > Then for you, what is the best for those solutions? > we've run both albeit in a small environment. both were excellent and never had any problems whatsoever workstations or servers. we run freebsd for our servers though because the most recent one we got couldn't seem to work the hardware raid card with linux. i generally prefer freebsd for server matters too because it has a 'cleanlier feel' to it. this community was very helpful a couple of years ago in helping me to set things up so i consider that to be another plus. -- in friendship, prad