Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 14:06:38 -0500 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: "JULIAN Elischer" <julian@ref.tfs.com> Cc: aho@hyh.pc.my, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD or BSDI Message-ID: <199603051906.OAA08237@etinc.com>
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Julian Elischer writes... > > jkh writes... > > >Evaluate them both and see what you think. > > > >Sorry, but our position on this is that we won't make "use xxx over > >yyy" statements given that it's impossible to even answer this > >question correctly for any given query. Different people have > >different needs, and whereas FreeBSD might be the clear choice for > >one, BSDI may be a clear choice for another. > > > >In other words, we're not going to give you a canned answer, nor will > >we attempt to cite "reasons" which may or may not even be relevant to > >your situation. Get whichever OS the person who will be *maintaining* > >your system is most comfortable with. > > > >Regards, > > > > Jordan > > > > > My personal idea woudl be, "As FreeBSD is Free, you lose nothing by trying > it out, and if you don't like it you can then pay for BSDI. Most of what you > learned on FreeBSD will be relevant for FeeBSD^H^H^H^H^H^H BSDI. Only the code is free. The installation costs money. The use of the serial line while your trying it costs money. The time it takes to learn how to set up and go through the unavoidable setup problems costs money. The cost of time exceeds the cost of the software by a factor of 10 for BSDI. Its very expensive to chose the wrong product even if its free initially. Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX
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