From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 23 15:19:17 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 112EA1065677 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:19:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4EDA8FC19 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:19:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n1NFGf72025389; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:16:41 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n1NFGfLJ025388; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:16:41 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:16:41 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Reko Turja Message-ID: <20090223151641.GA25299@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <139b44430902230006q310a2a39gb9f7ea9fe3ad0953@mail.gmail.com> <5D9B1464076844538C733CEBE6F2B710@rivendell> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5D9B1464076844538C733CEBE6F2B710@rivendell> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: questions , Redd Vinylene Subject: Re: a "strange" question about OSs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:19:17 -0000 On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 03:17:44PM +0200, Reko Turja wrote: > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Redd Vinylene" > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:55 AM > To: "questions" > Subject: Re: a "strange" question about OSs > > >On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Valentin Bud > >wrote: > > > >>Hello Community, > >> > >> The following question may sound very ackward but was OS is > >>suitable from > >>the following list > >>to replace FBSD: > >> > >> - OpenSUSE 10.3 > >> - Debian 4.0 > >> - CentOS 5 > >> > >>The company i work for wants to change the provider because of the > >>economical crisis to > >>save some money. The actual provider gave us the chance to install > >>our OS > >>but the one > >>they chose as a replacement doesn't give any other choice besides > >>the above > >>mentioned. > >> > >>I work for 2 years in IT and FBSD is the only OS i have ever used > >>in > >>production. I like it and > >>learned it a little bit. It is going to be a steep learning curve > >>with the > >>new OS which I'm not afraid > >>of but i would like to chose a suitable OS and one that has some > >>similarities with FBSD. > >> > >>thank you, > >>v This confuses me a little. Wouldn't FreeBSD be the more economical route? I can't imagine saving money moving from FreeBSD to one of those listed. FreeBSD is free and seems to take less administration hours than those others. Certainly you do not gain anything in quality or reliability. Oh, I see in re-reading that it is not your company, but your potential new service provider that wants to force you to switch OS. Well, there is more than one way to gain economy. Switching to something inferior - of poorer service level is not a gain in economy. So, maybe you should try suggesting FreeBSD to that provider. All they need to do is insert the install CD in to the machine anyway. You can do the rest. ////jerry > >> > >> > >I doubt you'll find anything suitable after getting accustomed to > >FreeBSD. > > > >-- > >http://www.home.no/reddvinylene > >_______________________________________________ > >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" > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >