Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:11:16 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Stanislav Shalunov <shalunov@lynxhub.lz.att.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Presenting FreeBSD to management Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903051100330.24567-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <9903051553.AA07194@lynxhub.lz.att.com>
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On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Stanislav Shalunov wrote: > The ISP I am working for is migrating from an outdated hardware > platform. The main candidate is now, naturally, SPARC architecture > with Solaris. I am about to try to convince my manager to use > FreeBSD. I am well aware about the gallery of commercial users of > FreeBSD. > > What other reasons to use FreeBSD might I suggest? Anyone with > experience talking to bosses? I am the boss here - so No to part 2 - but on part 1 - here are reasons why WE left SCO Unix for freebsd -------------------- FreeBSD runs on easily and quickly available intel type generic PC hardware - whats that mean? Lower hardware costs - both startup and future expansion Rapid replacement part acquisition (thus less downtime) In house repairs Quick advantage taking of newer technologies Great Documentation and Support via the net With SCO the contract for 1 year was close to the price of the product itself - if you didnt have one but had a question - the price was approx $300 to ask it, whether the doink on the other end could answer it or not Quick response by development team to security and bug issues Easy upgrades and installation methods Its FREE (although to be ethical, a donation to the cause is appropriate in my opinion - my company sent one) ------- Now if your management is non-technical - the dilbert type of 'damagement' that says things like "I hear purple spreadsheets use less ram" then these are the reasons to use ---- It will save money in hardware, software, and maintenance. It will keep you making money by not crashing - crashing makes the competition look good you know. Alot of the big boys use it - and they both save and make big money ---- If its an accountant type - do the numbers - on the cost of a sparc, cost of your hours to get it installed, of the support contract for 1 year - versus the cost of equivalent muscle with freebsd. Then do an ongoing chart of sparc maintenance vs freebsd on a pentium. -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Hovey Chief Network Administrator BuffNET More Than Just a Connection! ------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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