From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Mar 13 15:26:19 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA26624 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 13 Mar 1997 15:26:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from softway95.softway.com (softway95.softway.com [206.80.1.38]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA26619 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 1997 15:26:17 -0800 (PST) Received: (from renaud@localhost) by softway95.softway.com (8.8.5/8.6.12) id PAA21549; Thu, 13 Mar 1997 15:25:46 -0800 (PST) From: Renaud Waldura Message-Id: <199703132325.PAA21549@softway95.softway.com> Subject: Re: BSDI and binary compatibility To: bradley@dunn.org (Bradley Dunn) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 15:25:41 -0800 (PST) Cc: rbickers@intercenter.net, isp@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Bradley Dunn" at Mar 12, 97 06:48:39 pm Reply-To: Renaud Waldura Organization: Softway, Inc. (San Francisco) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Bradley Dunn wrote: > > we would never consider going back. I really don't see any major > advantages of BSDI over FreeBSD for ISP use, unless you need technical > support (which costs extra anyway). Besides, the FreeBSD mailing lists are Same comment here. If you're knowledgeable enough, go FreeBSD at first, it'll be cheaper in the short term and -- dare I say -- more valuable in the long term. You'll get more for less money. I think most people buy BSDI because they're afraid (correctly or not) of the lack of support in FreeBSD. Who needs technical support when have the source anyway? :) My Opinion Only. -- -- Renaud Waldura -- -- Softway International, Inc -- -- rw@softway.com -- -- 185 Berry Street, Suite 5514 -- -- San Francisco, CA 94107 -- -- USA -- -- Tel (415) 896-0708 -- Fax (415) 896-0709 -- http://www.softway.com/ -- --