Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 09:25:36 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew MacIntyre <andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au> To: Mike Urban <murban@webzone.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD for Web server? Message-ID: <Pine.OS2.3.95.990619091845.43B-100000@CENTRAL> In-Reply-To: <32CB3A23.DB734EBB@webzone.net>
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On Wed, 1 Jan 1997, Mike Urban wrote:
> I'm very new to FreeBSD (I got it because I am setting up a web server),
> but I have some experience with Linux. I have heard that FreeBSD is a
> better platform for running a web server then Linux. This is why I got
> it. Honestly, is this true? I am more familliar with Linux so I would
> set the web server up under it. I know Linux would have no problem
> handling it at first, but I want to allow for future growth without
> having to change OS's later.
You don't say what sort of environment this is for.
IMO, if its in a commercial ISP environment or medium-to-large corporate
intranet environment, then FreeBSD has the robustness and performance to
be a better choice than Linux.
In a smaller scale environment either works well.
The two can coexist on a machine, so install them both and try them.
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