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Subject: Re: Re What's up?
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At 09:14 AM 10/7/97 CDT, you wrote:
>The only thing I was thinking is that the more changes they make the longer
>it is going to take to get the site up and running.  What is the
advanatage to
>running FreeBSD anyway?

Ok, here's what I have found in running it.

15) With more network connections (simultaneous users/www/telnet/etc) it is
always faster.  Single high speed transfers aren't a problem, but the way
it queues many network connections causes a geometric slowdown.

14) All linux binaries run on it, making it compatible with all x86 unix
apps (except very few SCO bins)

13) Security is set up more sensibly with FreeBSD

12) FreeBSD's applications are more ready to run out of the package.

11) There is only one official distribution of FreeBSD, and has way better SMP

10) RADIUS runs on it.  RADIUS is an authentication server, not unlike the
Adult Check ID sites.

9) Just plain runs longer without crashing.

8) file system more stable, and with async and noatime options in the
fstab, it's faster than Linux.

7) It's got a Demon for a logo, which makes it so cool you have to run it.

6) It's got all the branch chain amino acids

5) It's full of fiber

4) The chicks dig it.

3) It helps you in your relationships

2) It keeps you young

And the NUMBER ONE REASON IS................

1) EVERYBODY'S DOIN IT!!!