Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:05:25 +0200 From: Uwe Laverenz <uwe@laverenz.de> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Macs and FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20060430140525.GC13690@laverenz.de> In-Reply-To: <A4C7F7AE-6701-4460-B01C-E06DD8A0408E@antsclimbtree.com> References: <33BF4116-4A55-4B03-8791-37B4B8ACEB52@antsclimbtree.com> <12AF2FD6-1149-4012-951A-84F55BB1A6F9@wisc.edu> <20060427165206.6256f5fb.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <A4C7F7AE-6701-4460-B01C-E06DD8A0408E@antsclimbtree.com>
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On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 02:03:20AM -0700, Mark Edwards wrote: > So, how about it? Is the concept of running this off of Ubuntu being > easier than FreeBSD just a pipe-dream? I have messed with Debian and > Ubuntu, but never tried to run a server off of either. I would love > to hear from people who have been down both roads, whether there is > some sense to it, or if I should just stick with FreeBSD. A good way to make the right decision would be intensive testing of the systems you don't know (Debian/Ubuntu). Install them, read about them, see how they fit your needs. >From my experience, running a server using a Debian-based system is a lot easier and safer (as long as you choose one of their "stable" releases). You get a well-tested set of software that does not change if you don't want it. Installing the latest security fixes is as easy as typing "apt-get update" followed by an "apt-get upgrade". The downside with running "stable" is that after a while the software will be somewhat outdated. This is not a problem for servers, but many people don't like "old" software on their desktops (Debian-Stable aka "Sarge" comes with Gnome 2.8, for example). This is one of the problems that Ubuntu tries to solve: they try to get a new release done twice a year. A quite common answer to the question "which distribution?" is: Debian-Stable for servers, Ubuntu for workstations. hth, Uwe
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