Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 15:26:34 +0200 From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za> To: questions@FreeBSD.org, "David Fisher" <ceo@FisherAircraftCorporation.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Message-ID: <007c01c24b71$e4033bc0$0200000a@perimeter.co.za> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020824085010.00a8b118@popmail.eznet.net>
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From: David Fisher
We are looking for a replacement for Windoze 2000 in our servers and,
having not found what we need in Linux, would like to consider FreeBSD.
However, perusing the various web-sites has not told us what we need to
know. How can we find a live human who might take a few minutes to talk to
us about this? We need someone whose knowledge and expertise are 100%
bulletproof, having wasted much time and effort in past on software which
had been hyped well beyond what it could actually deliver.
Thanks for the help.
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David,
no-one's knowledger is 100% bullet proof! But I think you will find most
people subscribed to this list are reasonably level headed, not too taken
in by hype, and willing to acknowledge the limits of their expertise.
Your question, if I may call it that, is rather vague: "We are looking for
a replacement for Windoze 2000 in our servers and, having not found what
we need in Linux, would like to consider FreeBSD."
So, I would suggest that you start by posing a few simple but clear
questions, the answers to which will enable you to determine whether
FreeBSD, along with the software readily available for this platform, will
be able to meet your major needs. If you pass that phase, then start
posing more detailed questions, etc.
And be prepared to embark on a relatively steep, but enjoyable, learning
curve. Open Source system are not for the faint-hearted :)
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Regards,
Patrick O'Reilly.
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