From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 18 16:52:09 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D3B037B401 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:52:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from www.fastmail.fm (www.fastmail.fm [66.111.4.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B872B43F85 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:52:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from judmarc@fastmail.fm) Received: from www.fastmail.fm (server1.internal [10.202.2.132]) by localhost.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36C1035E34; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:52:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 127.0.0.1 ([127.0.0.1] helo=www.fastmail.fm) by messagingengine.com with SMTP; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:52:05 -0400 X-Epoch: 1055980325 X-Sasl-enc: HceA7eXSfjyZEamRMed1pQ Received: from sparky (dialup-67.74.79.157.Dial1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net [67.74.79.157]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0517C33CCA; Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:52:03 -0400 (EDT) To: Poppa DooRight , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: Message-ID: From: Jud Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:52:03 -0400 In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera7.20/Win32 M2 build 2946 Subject: Re: Operating Systems. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:52:09 -0000 On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:36:59 -0400, Poppa DooRight = wrote: > To whom it may concern, > > I am having to put together a presentation about FreeBSD for an Operat= ing = > System class. This is due in early July. The things I need to know a= re: > > Hardware Supported, Scalability, Reliability, Security, Speed, Ea= se = > of Use, Maintainability, Administration, and the History of FreeBSD= . > > Any information or questions about this presentation I am working on = > please feel free to email me. > > Thanks, > > Paul E. Hilliard The FreeBSD web site is a source for a lot of information and a good = starting point for a great deal more. And you will find that Google and= = Google Groups are your friends. Try to find copies of "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey, 3rd or 4th = edition, and Ted Mittelstaedt's "FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide." Since FreeBSD is free (shock!;), you could also try downloading, install= ing = and running it yourself in order to provide a personal perspective on = things like speed and ease of use. Jud