From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 24 00:26:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F55816A4CE for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:26:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from iwmail.xpdial.com (iwgate.xpdial.com [68.156.89.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66FA543D45 for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:26:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@s-wit.net) Received: from [24.73.52.111] by iwmail.xpdial.com (ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro for WinNT/2000/XP, Version 1.8 (1.8.4.1)); Sat, 24 Jan 2004 03:29:59 -0500 Message-ID: <000d01c3e253$ba3033f0$65a8a8c0@toshibauser> From: "Mark" To: "Puna" References: <200401232340.40104.bsd@elkins.org><200401232330.26113.racerx@makeworld.com> <40120570.2000700@theatre.msu.edu> <4011C217.9000106@imagescape.com> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 03:26:09 -0500 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 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why BSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 08:26:09 -0000 what about security between the two ? which if either is better secure ? easier to secure ? more likely to be cracked ? lets say for newbies mostly. thanks all ----- Original Message ----- From: "Puna" To: Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 7:53 PM Subject: Re: Why BSD? > It's also about quality of the underlying work. On average, Linux base > code runs 10% faster under FreeBSD. > > Linux works toward patches for what everyone wants because it competes > for the Windows market share. FreeBSD works toward solutions because it > competes with no one. > > > Jonathan T. Sage wrote: > > Chris wrote: > > > >> On Friday 23 January 2004 10:40 pm, Jeff Elkins wrote: > >> > >>>> This is not a troll. > >>>> > >>>> I've installed FreeBSD 5.2 on a spare SCSI drive and am compiling > >>>> kernels, > >>>> updating ports, etc,etc. Thus far, other than some minor hassles, it's > >>>> equivilent to my Debian sid. > >>>> > >>>> I have to ask: Why FreeBSD rather than Linux? > >>>> > >>>> Honest question. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> > >>>> Jeff > >>>> > >> > >> Show us your feet! If they are Hobbit-like, it's a Troll *Laffs* > >> > > > > Hah! > > > > > > Honestly though Jeff - You sound like an experienced user, at the risk > > of starting the war again, It really boils down to a lot of personal > > preference. We use freebsd because we like freebsd, we like the > > communitiy, etc, etc, etc. My choice boils down to 2 things. > > > > /usr/ports/.../... # make install > > > > and > > > > /usr/src # make world(ish) > > > > From the server standpoint, if you know what your doing, given enough > > time, you can do pretty much anything you could want to with either. > > > > ~jon > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >