From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 16 10:47:24 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 67B9416A407 for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:47:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nullpt@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.175]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8964E43D45 for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:47:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nullpt@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id m2so669725uge for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:47:22 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=CpntYFr3CVChOgTtSPel8yAIbkF25gcAlUq+zzdAcUcL3dxt0NKY0nBI5/w7rE2ylpavJmpk8MSNnN+PJUdTvYYCVjDF4OgI3NLnrV1jt74/DnvvAXpWzk/HEW8CUfimTmOlYmbRo+YxXRC7oLiytbPj/ZGBggfTEx65/R5MoZQ= Received: by 10.66.252.4 with SMTP id z4mr3425ugh; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:47:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.237.14 with HTTP; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:47:22 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <755cb9fc0610160347y8fde52bq2fa095bdf33f2ab5@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:47:22 +0100 From: "Alexandre Vieira" To: "Jeff Mohler" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20061016053718.GA7608@lakshmi.susmita.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: What's so compelling about FreeBSD? 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, 16 Oct 2006 10:47:24 -0000 On 10/16/06, Jeff Mohler wrote: > > Linux has iSCSI...which hands Fbsd a real beating in the server space. > > I work on projects at more customers than I can keep track of that > -have- to use Linux in the middle of Fbsd farms just because of the > amazing lack of iscsi support. > > Linux has been doing iscsi since what..2002 or so? Maybe 2003? > > C;mon..yes, I know a brave soul is starting work on it now, but how > did the Fbsd effort let this lie for so long? > > > > On 10/15/06, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 12:35:13AM -0400, Andy Harrison wrote: > > > On 10/15/06, William Tracy wrote: > > > > > > > > >So, basically, I'm asking you guys to wow me. :-) Show me how FreeBSD > > >can outdo Linux. Make me never want to go back. > > > > Ah well, you have to experience it. No amount of convincing or > intellectual gymnastics will help you. > > > > Know that in the software ecosystem there is a place for everything. > > > > There are situations in which you have to use linux and even Windoze. > > > > But things are so vibrant that more and more Windoze apps are available > in linux and FreeBSD and also in NetBSD and OpenBSD. > > > > Personally for me linux has very good support for a wide range of TV > cards, remote controls and other rare hardware. > > > > BSDs also have support but somewhat limited. > > > > FreeBSD gives you CCD,GEOM,GDBE, netgraph and various other features > hard to find in other OSes. Some equivalents exist but not as good. > > > > OpenBSD has very good IPsec , pf , BGP and other networking stuff. pf is > also available on FreeBSD but I doubt if it is as well integrated and > feature rich as OpenBSD. > > > > Linux has a lousy file system and is somewhat unstable and will throw > surprises if you stress it or use it in unexpected ways. > > > > Whereas BSDs have very very good stability. For instance FreeBSD will > give roughly 20 to 30% better overall performance compared to Linux. This is > subjective and dependent on various factors but this has been my experience. > > > > In terms of packages FreeBSD I think has the largest number since it can > emulate linux binaries too. > > > > I can go on but I suggest you try things with an open mind. > > > > If you like it, stick to it , else go back. > > > > Nobody is forcing you. > > > > But remember, give it enough time and be open. > > > > regards, > > Girish > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > Hello, As far as I can tell Linux only had mainstream/official iscsi support in 2.6.12 (2005-06). -- Alexandre Vieira - nullpt@gmail.com