Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 08:07:33 -0800 (PST) From: "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org> To: jimmy fix <jim_fix@operamail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsd flavors Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101080754290.60783-100000@pogo.caustic.org> In-Reply-To: <3A61870D@operamail.com>
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On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, jimmy fix wrote: > hi there... heyya. > i'm new to bsd and would like to make the following question: > > considering i'd use bsd for: > 1. desctop (workstation) system with dial-up to ISP > 2. experiment with networking at home with a few old systems i plan to load > bsd on and try configure as firewall, server etc > > which would u think to be the best flavor? freebsd, openbsd or netbsd. since you're asking on a freebsd mailing list, the expected answer will be 'freebsd'. out of the three, i've found it to be the most versitile on I386 (PC) and Alpha hardware, well beyond that of netbsd (which is my second choice). > i know that i shouldnt probably ask u this question but i'm a bit confused. i > dont quite get what the differences are between the flavors of bsd. the major difference is in the philosophy behind the projects. netbsd: portability to various hardware openbsd: out of the box security and code audit freebsd: speed on I386 hardware (this may have changed recently) > for example it is said that netbsd has extensive networking etc. does that > mean that the others are somehow limited. i mean could i set up freebsd as > proxy or firewall ? (just basic stuff to learn). or openbsd security...do i > realy need that kind of stuff for dial-up workstation and basic server > configurations usage? netbsd and freebsd have different design ideas for their networking. overall, any of the OSs can be used to do any of the jobs you want. they're all pretty decent for any of the jobs you're asking about. as far as an openbsd workstation goes, that camp would say 'yes, you do.' i personally don't need that level of paranoid security (an encrypted swap is a nifty idea, yes). i would also suggest using freebsd because of ease of use. > it seems that there is a lot of info about each flavor but not too much on > which one to use as beginner etc... it's just your choice in the matter. freebsd is pretty easy to use... > my experience with unix is basic. i installed red-hat later version but wasnt > realy much faster than windows as they said. moreover it had that staroffice > thing which is written in java and gave my 233mmx a realy hard time...i mean > that was even slowere than ms iexplorer. > > anyway, i would apreciate any advice u could give to beginner like me > consearning which flavor (after i choose that, there is plenty of info). > > tanx and look forward to ur response. i hope this doesn't confuse the issue much more for you. i'd say try each one untill you find the one that's most comfortable for you. i think you'll find that netbsd and openbsd are rather similar (at least, i did 3 years ago). -- jan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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