From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 28 19:38:50 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1DC916A400 for ; Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:38:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dsmith_60@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc2-s40.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s40.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.176]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FA6A13C467 for ; Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:38:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dsmith_60@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([207.46.10.216]) by bay0-omc2-s40.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:26:50 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:26:50 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 207.46.10.254 by by122fd.bay122.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:26:47 GMT X-Originating-IP: [71.108.0.222] X-Originating-Email: [dsmith_60@hotmail.com] X-Sender: dsmith_60@hotmail.com From: "Dwight Smith" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:26:47 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Feb 2007 19:26:50.0752 (UTC) FILETIME=[654E7800:01C75B6E] Cc: Subject: Future of FreeBSD 7.0 and up 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: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:38:50 -0000 Good morning, My name is Dwight Smith, and I only had a question or two in terms of the future useability of FreeBSD. I have used it on and off and found it to be a great UNIX operating system for servers, but my only major concern was the amount of time it takes to prepare a server such as an Apache Server with PHP and MySQL support as opposed to a Linux system which is what I am currently using now as well as my company. I guess my question is that will the ease of building or installing software for FreeBSD ever streamline to where you do not have to do as many steps and text config file entries? What had me curious to asking this is this article I read about a review on FreeBSD 6.2 (http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/67/) The reviewer had a lot of criticisms that seemed harsh, but at the same time raised some valid points. I only ask this question as I would like to see FreeBSD get the same recognition as Linux as FreeBSD is a powerful OS that should not be overshadowed and I hope it doesn't cause it saved my IT job many a times when a server crashes and I have to piece together an old PII with 32 MB RAM and install FreeBSD with Samba. So thanks in advance for your attention in this and I wish all of you the best. Sincerely, Dwight Smith Computer Coordinator Christ Second Baptist Church _________________________________________________________________ Find what you need at prices you’ll love. Compare products and save at MSN® Shopping. http://shopping.msn.com/default/shp/?ptnrid=37,ptnrdata=24102&tcode=T001MSN20A0701