Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 09:46:15 +0000 () From: "Lenzi, Sergio" <lenzi@bsi.com.br> To: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> Cc: Brian Oxley <boxley%dev.cm.ssb.com@clipper.ssb.com>, ben@narcissus.ml.org, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NTFS Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970318093452.5204B-100000@sergio> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970317234923.1602R-100000@localhost>
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> >
> > I have a new NT 4.0 host that I've partitioned the disk into 1.6 GB
> > NTFS and unformatted 2.0 GB, in anticipation of putting
> > {Free,Open,Net}BSD on. What would you recommend? I'm less of a luser
> > than average, in spite of using a Microsoft OS... :-)
>
> For what?
>
> I'd recommend throwing away NT and dedicating the whole thing to FreeBSD
> :)
Yes, I agree with you.. But here where in my day's job, I cannot simply
tell the client he made a bad choice.. So, I install FreeBSD running samba,
and show the client that the cost/benefit is very large in FreeBSD. Indeed,
in a site running NT and FreeBSD/samba, the FreeBSD 2.2 snap performs better.
The result: some time later (1 week or so) the client asks me to turn NT off.
later, I install BSD in the NT machine (usually a BIG one), and things
works even better.
If they say that developping software in visual basic or delphi is a good
idea, I show him python (www.python.org). This gives a program a better
interface, less code, architeture independent code, easier
programming, database access, whith less $$$$.
Using Apache/Python/Postgres you can do amazing things.
I bought Applixware, now running on 2.2 snap, and is Fantastic.
see (www.redhat.com).
Now I am "attacking" small novell servers (5-20 users). In this situation,
FreeBSD works better, you do not need a novell administrator, special
device drivers for printers, routers, SPX, and licences.
Sergio Lenzi.
Unix consult.
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