From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 7 05:13:03 2009 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 A22BA106564A for ; Fri, 7 Aug 2009 05:13:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E1D98FC15 for ; Fri, 7 Aug 2009 05:13:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n775CUxU039083; Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:12:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:12:54 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:12:54 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Modulok Message-ID: <20090807051253.GA84152@thought.org> References: <945518.43400.qm@web65507.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> <4A7B62BF.9050102@otenet.gr> <20090807020416.b7c0ddcf.freebsd@edvax.de> <64c038660908062025p5b14ab56xeb3abc6ccada8f2e@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <64c038660908062025p5b14ab56xeb3abc6ccada8f2e@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 23 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Polytropon , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for the common man(or woman) (was: > upgrade 7.2 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: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:13:03 -0000 On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 09:25:38PM -0600, Modulok wrote: > [snip] > > Once taken the time to set things up, they make you happy running for > > a lifetime. :-) > [/snip] > > It's nice to be able to go on vacation, without worrying about the > servers back home craping out :) > > -Modulok- Really. Just one reason why I don't travel that far from home:-) Really, tho, since I set up FreeBSD on my HP Kayak, then turned one into my sole server 0.0 crashes in 7 years. The only fret is a power-out. My surge-protector kicks in and protects things. Yeah, there are UPS devs, but it's 3/2 bear getting *that* right.... gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 5.67a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php