Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 13:08:36 +0100 (BST) From: Alex Dyas <adyas@twowaytv.com> To: <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: FreeBSD and Intel Solaris Message-ID: <20010920125718.E43775-100000@r2d2.twowaytv.co.uk>
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hi, i'm trying to make a case for using FreeBSD as the OS for a load of PCs we need to do monitoring. the machines will be running a bunch of in house developed scripts (shell, perl etc) and other simple stuff like tails on log files etc, then making the results available via VNC. the main contender at the moment is Solaris on Intel, mainly because the other sys admins come from Sparc/Solaris environments. this is something that i can see a lot of sense in, stick with what you know best. however, i'm just not convinced that Solaris on Intel is a mature enough technology to be basing a lot of stock in. from my experience, FreeBSD has a far more established user base, and probably has much better hardware compatibility. also support is very good, something i'm not sure is true for solaris-intel. anyone here have any Solaris on Intel experience, good or bad? I'm trying to be objective here. I need a good argument. It may even be that FreeBSD isn't suited on this particular occasion. thanks, alex.. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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