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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..


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