From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Apr 19 15: 7:53 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from odin.wrath.net (024man167.chartermi.net [24.213.24.167]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3EB737B43C for ; Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:07:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wrath@shianet.org) Received: from danrc ([192.168.1.2]) by odin.wrath.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2172.1); Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:09:16 -0400 Message-ID: <002301c0c91d$2ab2f660$0201a8c0@fear.wrath.net> From: "Brian" To: Cc: "Patrick Calkins" References: <9B9CB6555E6BA049BC2B857E7711C24F0239A1@puke.reno.oemsupport.com> Subject: Re: Which hardware vender for FreeBSD? Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:07:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Apr 2001 22:09:16.0470 (UTC) FILETIME=[5FCA4560:01C0C91D] Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Compaq plays with everything. They even let you play too. http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/ I've always been into "build your own (nightmare?)". I don't like buying other people's equipment since I've always found something to complain about. If I build it myself, I'm the only one that I have to give a swift kick in the rear. The problem is that it sucks up a lot of time to research and you don't get a service plan. All in all I suppose it depends on who you talk to as far as vendors go. -Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Calkins" To: "Freebsd-Hardware (E-mail)" ; "Freebsd-Questions (E-mail)" Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 5:50 PM Subject: Which hardware vender for FreeBSD? > Have a quick (or not so quick) question: > > I am installing a datacenter with web servers, mail servers, database > servers and file servers. I don't want any MS products if I can help it ;o). > The question is which commercial vendors are best to use if going with a > FreeBSD OS? I tried to talk to Dell and Compaq about it, but they seem more > than happy to help me if I am going to use all MS stuff, but mention FreeBSD > and they are all clueless about it. They don't even seem to up on Linux > either (although they both claim to support it, and ship their servers with > it if you need it). I talked to BSDi about it as well, they (naturally) > support the xBSD but it seems that they want to sell you the same hardware > that I can go to my local computer store and buy myself. I want fast, > reliable, good equipment. With the norm for a datacenter - RAID 5, hot-swap, > clustering, etc. I wanted to stick with a one vender solution if I could > help it. Does anyone know what Yahoo runs for their hardware vendors? I > noticed on mail.yahoo.com they sport a Compaq logo, but I thought they used > FreeBSD for their OS - does this mean that Compaq *really* does support xBSD > if you give them enough $$$??? I expect the project to be around $250,000 so > money really isnt a concern. > > hehe > Thanks for the input! > Patrick > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message