Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 10:45:18 -0700 From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> To: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> Cc: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, stefan@exis.net, jdd@vbc.net, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Exchange vs. Notes Message-ID: <33999E2E.719D@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> References: <199706070723.AAA01292@MindBender.serv.net>
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Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote: > > Hey, believe it or not, I'm with you. Currently, FreeBSD and/or > NetBSD are about the best OS' available for ISPs. They have so many > advantages for that particular market. > Oh!!! M$ is being mercyful with the free UNIX community :). > On the other hand, the places where Exchange shines, are medium sized > companies to mega corporations, where commercial support is not only > preferred, but often required. > The mega corporations simply don't like risks: they use what everyone uses. If exchange and/or Notes is more popular is not a good way to determine which is (as you say) faster and better. At least I can run a Notes server from UNIX, no chance on ever seeing that on Exchange. BTW, I never suggest FreeBSD as a platform for a company: I know when I leave the building someone is planning to install NT on it. I only recommend UNIX-dependant platforms. If someone wants to ruin an SGI or a DEC witrh NT...well, that's their problem :-). > And don't believe MS is going to ignore the ISP market forever. On > the other hand, what they develop will most likely be significantly > cheaper than commercial Unix solutions, but will still not be free. > Boooo! :-) Pedro. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@MindBender.serv.net > --< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >-- > NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, Atari 68k, HP300, Sun3, > Sun4/4c/4m, DEC MIPS, DEC Alpha, PC532, VAX, MVME68k, arm32... > NetBSD ports in progress: PICA, others... > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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