Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:12:05 +0100 From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: Peterhin <hindrich@worldchat.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. linux Message-ID: <420DE485.7040308@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <200502112313.28082.hindrich@worldchat.com> References: <200502112313.28082.hindrich@worldchat.com>
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Peterhin wrote: > "Linux is inferior to FreeBSD, and yet it is taken more seriously > because of the atmosphere around it, despite its technical inferiority" You can find countless comparisons suporting either as superior - just the recent mysql benchmark supports linux/gentoo. This kind of comparison is hardly relevant today, it is almost always cheaper to throw more hardware on than trying to get the most of what you have - just how many more machines could you have bought for a months salary? I think FreeBSD is superior, not necesarily in every line of code or every technical detail, and not necesarily in raw performance, allthough this is often claimed. I think FreeBSD boosts administrator performance. I spend less time maitaining my systems and resolving dependencies or debugging, than I did on RedHat, Debian or Gentoo. That time is precious, this is where you can save on the IT budget, so using FreeBSD is a good investment. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org S/MIME Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/2004071206.crt Subject ID: A9:76:7A:ED:06:95:2B:8D:48:97:CE:F2:3F:42:C8:F2:22:DE:4C:B9 Fingerprint: 4A:E8:63:38:46:F6:9A:5D:B4:DC:29:41:3F:62:D3:0A:73:25:67:C2
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