From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 19 07:21:33 2003 Return-Path: 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 5ED6437B401 for ; Mon, 19 May 2003 07:21:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87EF643F75 for ; Mon, 19 May 2003 07:21:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4JELSOg014075; Mon, 19 May 2003 10:21:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h4JELSYR014074; Mon, 19 May 2003 10:21:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200305191421.h4JELSYR014074@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: aaron@alpete.com Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:21:28 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <2029.10.0.0.201.1053226427.squirrel@lumbergh.no-ip.com> from "Aaron Peterson" at May 17, 2003 10:53:47 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd vs. linux - educated opinions wanted X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 14:21:33 -0000 > > >> i am looking for educated opinions about the following: > >> > >> i began using linux about 5 years ago, mostly because i had heard of it > >> and > >> was curious and because i found a close friend who was already a couple > >> > >> ... lots of stuff Xed out. > >> > >> pretty comfortable with linux, and curiousity has driven me to begin > >> learning > >> freebsd now regardless of the answers. i am not a hacker or a seasoned > > > > So, just download FreeBSD, install it and use it long enough to get > > as used to it as you are of LINUX and then see what you like. It's > > free after all. > > > > ////jerry > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > > > thanks. i am taking freebsd for a spin right now both at work and home. > at work i have built an IDS box with snort, mysql, apache, php, and acid. > it is a good test because for several months before on the exact same > machine i had the exact same applications running on linux. what i've > noticed is that in general, the web based applications seem faster to > execute. that means probably both the php and the mysql queries. > however, sometimes it seems to freeze up altogether during a php/mysql > query and I don't know why. > ... > I have read freebsd > unleashed and am about half way through the handbook, which i must say is > an excellent reference and a selling point over any linux distro i've > seen. some hard working folks have checked it for grammar and > conciseness, and it was obviously designed with a practical intent. how > many other OS handbooks have a section for "this is how to rip an audio > cd" etc... > > i am trying to educate myself, as you can see. i was looking for pointers > that i might take a long time to stumble over on my own, but i may have > chosen the wrong place for that. oh well. live and learn :) It's a reasonable place to post, though the list gets so many trolls posting similar sounding questions that people often tend not to take them seriously. Anyway, test driving is the best way to get a feel. Just, make it a long enough drive to really learn. As for the PHP hangs, I have seen some postings on that lately, but haven't experienced the problem yet. Maybe someone else has more information. ////jerry > > aaron >