From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 28 13:38:30 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD02B106564A for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:38:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ayoung@mosaicarchive.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6957F8FC15 for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:38:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obcni5 with SMTP id ni5so2839097obc.13 for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:38:30 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding :content-type:message-id:cc:x-mailer:from:subject:date:to :x-gm-message-state; bh=ktH659TrY+CP95Dbn7jNPTra+aBkjqt+wMqs0oO+k00=; b=BQqPYFahvaXvajJskimcHNeF+tY4QBQMaiIcxZfNVa0cDYFly3hw81mAi5Qnbi6bza aGfIas3thn3O6PSERSaPQQP2gcdLRLMQFAYDiMa2QHPv63chD1FmKV1zpfx8TV1vMKn3 2NxOavDSa5E9M6Y5rjvh3WtNr8oZmFXCD68Ki37qVNTESVznsFcmzoQb8HXVoOqULsVi +t/pLqRaMVEhgcnFdqfBMo1uG9fl416XHK1T0+ZD6SEw0oRdobzpYy8sBX9R9pVMZQgA 7dsERAeN0CnEuVEeIx/RGWiwKut4snZEzktoO6CWfCPNKZP7mZkxKaVQQkOv4wck/sDn 3bXQ== Received: by 10.182.86.165 with SMTP id q5mr19584745obz.0.1335620309933; Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:38:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [10.22.36.11] (mobile-198-228-227-252.mycingular.net. [198.228.227.252]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id h7sm8574013oeh.9.2012.04.28.06.38.28 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:38:29 -0700 (PDT) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <75618661-63E5-4DFA-BE3F-AB8B2E06966E@mosaicarchive.com> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B176) From: Andrew Young Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:38:23 -0400 To: Vitaly Magerya X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQklMlb4BQfm9Nl9nGhxeva7fB63R0BLlDrRN4Auw94PPRCkgjEMfqTiCi7xf1ynDLq4Tzor Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" , "freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Ways to promote FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:38:30 -0000 > Andy Young wrote: >> After using Linux for almost 15 years, I only recently started using >> FreeBSD. I own an internet startup and was looking for a solution for >> implementing large-scale storage servers. In my research I found ZFS and >> subsequently found FreeBSD. As I learned more about it, I was incredibly >> impressed. There are so many elements of FreeBSD that I love, >=20 > Can you name a few? Zfs, jails, and ip aliases are the first that come to mind. I also really li= ke the defaults concept of the config file layout.=20 >=20 >> I've >> completely ditched Linux and am deploying FreeBSD exclusively on my >> company's server infrastructure. >=20 > It would be interesting to read about your infrastructure, the reasons > why you found FreeBSD to be a better fit than what you used before, > challenges during deployment and migration, any resulting > performance/maintenance improvements, etc. >=20 > A short article or a blog post with the above maybe? >=20 Sounds like a good idea.=20 >> I can't help wonder why I hadn't heard all >> about it before. Sure, I knew the name, but I had never seen it in use, >> either in college or in over ten years as a software developer since then= . >> In contrast Linux is everywhere! Even though there are so many applicatio= ns >> where FreeBSD seems to be a better or at least more mature solution. >>=20 >> What are the current efforts to promote and educate people on FreeBSD? I'= d >> love to help spread the word. >=20 > (Adding freebsd-advocacy@ to CC).