Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 12:21:06 -1000 From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) To: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ISP Unix usage Message-ID: <199610112221.MAA16207@pegasus.com> In-Reply-To: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> "Re: ISP Unix usage" (Oct 11, 9:24am)
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} > Aloha, is there a poll or tally somewhere that gives some indication of } > the popularity of the various Unix platforms in use by ISPs as servers? } > } > I'm most interested in how FreeBSD, Linux and Solaris/SunOS compare. } > } > Has anyone attempted to do this? } } You failed to mention BSDI. :-) } } In my experience: } } The people with money to burn buy Suns and run Solaris or SunOS. } } The people with less money to burn buy big honkin' PC's and run Solaris } x86. } } The people who do not wish to burn money but want support buy BSDI. } (No, I will not comment on the support issue.) } } The people who are interested in a good solution at a low cost tend to } run FreeBSD. } } The people who are not too bright run Linux and play "Kernel of the Day". } } } That is it from a financial point of view :-) I know that's not a real } answer to your question though. } I discussed this recently with a web-based system vendor that sells to this market and claims not to take sides. He asserts that Linux and Solaris each command nearly 50% of the new installs and BSD only 1%. He claims that of the installed base Linux holds about 15%, BSD about 3% and Solaris owns the rest. Food for thought ... Richard
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