Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:05:37 +0000 From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Tom Worster <fsb@thefsb.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could Message-ID: <20101113140537.000000fc@unknown> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011131455560.89496@tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <C9018767.9CBC%fsb@thefsb.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011131455560.89496@tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:57:13 +0100 (CET) Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: > the ideal solution is not to use VM-style services at all. > i'm not sure in what country you live but getting a place with usable=20 > network where you can put your own computer isn't even a problem in=20 > Poland which is said to have poor connectivity It's not necessarily ideal due to cost and power usage: VMs are substantially cheaper and utilise the host machine a lot more efficiently. For example with the company I use, a dedicated server costs =A360 per month to host whereas a VM is just =A315. Hosting on a DSL line is out of the question due to both latency and reliability. --=20 Bruce Cran
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