Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 13:29:17 +0800 (HKT) From: John Beukema <john@gate.gateway.net.hk> To: Anthony Ho <aho@hyh.pc.my> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD or BSDI Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960306131023.22590A-100000@gate.gateway.net.hk> In-Reply-To: <149@hyh.pc.my>
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1. Both are good, mature systems and work well. 2. If you can get up and running on FreeBSD great. The more you know, the more reasons to go FreeBSD. 3. BSDI supposedly has telephone support but it will not do you much good in this time zone. 4. the FreeBSD support groups are friendly, helpful and the documentation is getting better all the time. There are a lot of ISPs running FreeBSD. 5. Be careful with both systems that you get compatible equipment but FreeBSD has more drivers. Read the equipment FAQs 6. $995 is without source code. It is very handy to have source code when a problem arises and you cannot understand what is happening. 7. BSDI comes with more systems configured but all of the ISP packages are available as packages (self installing) or ports (nearly so). My recommendation would be to go FreeBSD but only RELEASES 2.1.0 and later 2.2R unless you realy know what you are doing. I started with BSDI at Gateway.net.hk as a newbie and then installed FreeBSD on a big busy news server for another HK ISP In any event you are on the right track -- they are very similar systems. jbeukema On Sun, 3 Mar 1996, Anthony Ho wrote: > We are thinking of setting up an Internet Server (for email and web, > ftp). > > Should we use FreeBSD or BSDI. Please give reasons. > > Thks. > > --- > Anthony Ho fax: (605)-255-1215 > 121 Jalan Kuala Kangsar tel: (605)-254-9690 > 30010 Ipoh, Malaysia. tlx: MA 44340 > Internet: aho@hyh.pc.my >
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