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From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
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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