Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 00:52:19 -0400 From: "Francisco Reyes" <fran@reyes.somos.net> To: "FreeBSd Chat list" <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Taking the plunge Message-ID: <200008270542.BAA43970@sanson.reyes.somos.net>
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It all started when I picked up a 100Mhz/32MB ram machine on Yahoo auctions. I figure I could use it to do daily builds and help out with upkeep of the /usr/src/UPDATING. The machine turned to be too slow for this purpose and I didn't have time or enough knowledge to automate the process on a daily basis. What did happen on a daily bases was that I used this "test" machine daily and found it to be as responsive as my 233Mhz/64MB ram windows machine. I can take a hint.. I ordered a 500Mhz/96MB ram machine to dedicate as my primary desktop and will be running FreeBSD on it. I am already looking at Applixware and will probably order it shortly after I get the machine. For me it has been a long time coming.5+ years, to really take the plunge into FreeBSD. It wasn't until I got a home "server" (100Mhz/32MB ram) that I started to seriously look at FreeBSD and that has been about a year. Since then I have been learning FreeBSD in leaps and bounds compared to what I learnt on the other 4 years. To make things even sweeter I started a new job where I am on a position to advocate FreeBSD when I believe that FreeBSD is the righ tool for a job. I am always carefull to show why I am recommending FreeBSD and let my boss agree.. although a few times I have taken a stand such as "If we do it with FreeBSD I will do it, else... find someone else to do it".This has worked because the scenarios where I have used it were projects where someone else tried and failed and I had to come to the rescue and patch-up the mess until I could work on a permanent fix. It is for the permanent fix that I then have suggested FreeBSD. My boss is also very hands on. I would say he is 90% about just getting things done and doesn't mind if I use FreeBSD as long as I train others on it. The other 10% is things where his boss comes and practically hands down a technology and there isn't much room for discussion of how good/bad said tool/technology is. The only real concern my boss has, which is very valid, is about how difficult it would be to maintain my setups given the "relative low number of people who know FreeBSD". I told him I am going to document everything and train others in-house. I even tried to see if I could hire someone with FreeBSD and Solaris expertise, but we have had extremely difficulties on finding someone even just with Solaris. I am sure our HR department has not been doing a good job, but still it has been almost 3 months and we have only had a handfull of resumes. I have even posted two notes on FreeBSD job without much success. francisco Moderator of the Corporate BSD list http://www.egroups.com/group/BSD_Corporate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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