From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 8 13:37:07 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 14FBC97D for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2014 13:37:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fly.hiwaay.net (fly.hiwaay.net [216.180.54.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D4EDD1D82 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2014 13:37:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.0.27] (rbn1-216-180-19-111.adsl.hiwaay.net [216.180.19.111]) (authenticated bits=0) by fly.hiwaay.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/fly) with ESMTP id s88Db3QX010694 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2014 08:37:04 -0500 Message-ID: <540DB276.5020708@hiwaay.net> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 08:43:18 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New Project Questions References: <540D37A7.1080605@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <540D37A7.1080605@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:37:07 -0000 On 09/07/14 23:59, Dave Babb wrote: > Good Evening, > > While I have no questions a this moment. I will be having questions in > the near future (days). > > I am a retired systems integrator who has changed all of my > specifications and basis of designs to FreeBSD from Linux....While > retired, I have maintained two accounts that still want me to service > them...The City of Simla came to me as a recommendation from one of my > other clients. Based upon my own experience with FreeBSD over the last > 6ish months, and frustration and embarrassment--in front of a > client....with Linux. Plus the frustration with the systemd, Wayland, > Mir, X debacle has caused my other clients to plan for FreeBSD > conversions by Jan 2015. I am tired of deploying systems who may change > to some new technology tomorrow, without proper thought, and potentially > orphaning/breaking my project, or causing me to have to rebuilt it to > accommodate the updates.....all on my nickle with no recoup of revenue. > > My FreeBSD experience has been one of reliability, stability, and > consistency. That's the experience I want to provide to this new client, > and then to my old clients at years end. Frankly, I couldn't be happier > with FreeBSD. > > As I have rolled out a lot of Linux solutions over the years...the > current project I have been awarded (City of Simla, Colorado IT > Infrastructure Changeout) will be first big project I have done going > pure FreeBSD on the server and on the desktop, instead of my old > paradigm of Linux. > > Because I still have Linux knowledge in my head...and being older...I > fear inadvertently "linuxizing" FreeBSD. I know there are some > similarities between the two technologies, I am also aware of some real > differences...such as proper setup and maintenance of a ZRaid under ZFS. > > This mailing list has been recommended by a fellow FreeBSD guru (whom I > met on the forums) who has helped me immensely in my own personal port > over to FreeBSD. > I simply want to use this group as a check of my deployment plans to > make sure I deploy FreeBSD in an orthodox manner. > > I don't know if there are email length limitations, frequency limits, or > what the culture is on this mailing list. > > I do not forsee a lot of issues, thus I don;t forsee a lot of emails > that I would generate. I've been in IT since the days of the Eniac and > acoustically coupled modems. While I may be experienced and seasoned...I > am very junior to FreeBSD....< 1 year as stated earlier. In reality I am > looking for assistance validating my plan to make sure it is FreeBSD in > style and best practice. I am NOT asking for others to do my work for > me...just validate it to ensure I stay within acceptable best practices > for FreeBSD. Said another way, I am looking for a litmus test for best > practice and protection against misapplication of FreeBSD. > > I do the formal walk-through with the City tomorrow (Monday the > 8th)...and I can then make the design and implementation plans on my end > before I litmus check it with this list. > > I would expect at some time to generate a chart, be that a DIA chart, or > some other charting software (feel free to recommend one), for drawing > up the new network architecture based upon my walk-through tomorrow. > > > More Q's: Are attachments allowed or not? PDF? or Native format? > > > Would someone in this mailing list please let me know what the culture > is and proper usage of this list is, and what is expected of me when I > generate an email to this list? > > > > Thank you! > > > Sincerely and respectfully, > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > As a fellow noob-2-FBSD (UNIX since 1986, Linux since 1995, FBSD for about 2 mos.), I can say the list is extremely knowledgable (sp?) & helpful, & quite tolerant of noob questions, at least for as long as I have been posting them (~6 weeks). I think you will be fine here .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.