Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 00:02:40 +0100 From: "Steven Hartland" <killing@multiplay.co.uk> To: "David Chisnall" <theraven@FreeBSD.org>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Why Are You Using FreeBSD? Message-ID: <1B7EF7861F7646FB8061B41ED639537A@multiplay.co.uk> References: <C480320C-0CD9-4B61-8AFB-37085C820AB7@FreeBSD.org>
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1. The community - Unlike Linux which is very fragmented by all the different flavours and hence individual communities, FreeBSD has one community who are always happy to help with hints tips and advice. This simply cant be beaten! 2. Stability - There's always issue with any OS but in our many years of using FreeBSD, we've never had any issues which haven't been able to fix quickly with the help of the community. 3. Easy and quick to install servers - No other OS comes close with regards to simplicity of install to get a "server" up and running. Initially we used the standard sysinstall, which while had its quirks was still many times faster and easier to use than any Linux installer I've tried. Recently we've been using a small custom version of mfsBSD (http://mfsbsd.vx.sk/) which enables us to do base machine install on any hardware we run in minutes. If you want a 4th I'd have to say ZFS support, the flexibility and simplicity this has brought to the management of storage under FreeBSD has been a godsend! This is the big new one for us :) Regard Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Chisnall" <theraven@FreeBSD.org> To: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:20 PM Subject: Why Are You Using FreeBSD? Hi Everyone, This is off-topic, so please feel free to disregard it, but I'm sending it to this list in the hope that it will reach a largish number of users. I am currently looking at updating some of our advocacy material (which advertises exciting new features like SMP support), and before I do I'd like to get a better feel for why the rest of you are using FreeBSD. If you had to list the three things you most like about FreeBSD, which would you pick? Are they the same as when you first started using it? David_______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.
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