From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Apr 13 14:58:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA27601 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 14:58:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from fillmore.criticalpath.net (fillmore.criticalpath.net [209.188.6.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA27591 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:58:14 GMT (envelope-from mark@vegasstar.com) Received: (cpmta 28380 invoked from network); 13 Apr 1998 21:58:06 GMT Received: from ip55.vegasnet.net (HELO mark) (208.136.108.55) by lvdi.net.criticalpath.net with SMTP; 13 Apr 1998 14:58:06 -0700 X-CriticalPath-Sent: 13 Apr 1998 21:58:06 GMT Reply-To: "Mark Holloway" From: "Mark Holloway" To: Subject: FreeBSD in DV Magazine Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 14:57:23 -0700 Message-ID: <01bd6727$23844b60$0100a8c0@mark> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD66EC.77257360" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD66EC.77257360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi. My name is Mark and I live in Las Vegas. I was at Comp USA and was = reading "DV Magazine". It puts a focus on Digital Video, 3D Animation, = and more. There was an article written buy a guy who talked about = having the power of Unix without the expense of a Sun or SGI system. Of = course, they were talking mainly about streaming Real video over the net = (being a video mag) but they even went beyond that, comparing the power = (and lack of) when using NT vs other OSs. In the end, they said FreeBSD = combined with Apache on a Pentium II / 266 makes for an extremely = powerful web server! I have to agree. But most of all, I'm just glad = to see FreeBSD getting such positive feedback from people who could so = easily sellout to Linux. Don't take me the wrong way, I'm not bashing = Linux, but editors like winning brownie points from companies.. and when = companies like ZDnet and mags like DV are saying that FReeBSD is the = fastest, most reliable OS out there - that's a good thing! =20 I'm fairly new to the Unix-like environment. I've always been a = Microsoft user. But as I'm getting ready to enter the Network Admin = field I want to be comfortable with Unix. I know it won't happen over = night, but I need to start sometime. I thought Unix would eventually = just go away, but it seems to be coming out strong again. Rather than = take sides and bash companies for their flaws, I'm focusing on how to = setup and administor a stable network environment using both Unix and = NT. That's the future...not just one OS, but both. NT is good for SQL = server stuff, and FreeBSD is perfect everything else.=20 When I went to my local ISP to setup my server, I practically shit my = pants! I was only 1 of 2 machines running NT Server. The other 17 were = ALL running FreeBSD! I think more people run it than you realize.. = It's just one of those things that when its up and running withuot any = problems, you don't feel like you have to run to all your peers and say = "HAHA, my OS is better than your because of this this and this..". = Nope, you just sit back, relax, and think to yourself - now I have time = to go to the gym, workout, go on vacation without stressing, etc.... = That's the real difference! Mark PS - I went to Borders and picked up the Complete FreeBSD book, it's = awesome! ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD66EC.77257360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi.  My name is Mark and I live = in Las=20 Vegas.  I was at Comp USA and was reading "DV = Magazine".  It=20 puts a focus on Digital Video, 3D Animation, and more.  There was = an=20 article written buy a guy who talked about having the power of Unix = without the=20 expense of a Sun or SGI system.  Of course, they were talking = mainly about=20 streaming Real video over the net (being a video mag) but they even went = beyond=20 that, comparing the power (and lack of) when using NT vs other = OSs.  In the=20 end, they said FreeBSD combined with Apache on a Pentium II / 266 makes = for an=20 extremely powerful web server!  I have to agree.  But most of = all, I'm=20 just glad to see FreeBSD getting such positive feedback from people who = could so=20 easily sellout to Linux.  Don't take me the wrong way, I'm not = bashing=20 Linux, but editors like winning brownie points from companies.. and when = companies like ZDnet and mags like DV are saying that FReeBSD is the = fastest,=20 most reliable OS out there - that's a good thing! 
 
I'm fairly new to the Unix-like=20 environment.  I've always been a Microsoft user. But as I'm getting = ready=20 to enter the Network Admin field I want to be comfortable with = Unix.  I=20 know it won't happen over night, but I need to start sometime.  I = thought=20 Unix would eventually just go away, but it seems to be coming out strong = again.  Rather than take sides and bash companies for their flaws, = I'm=20 focusing on how to setup and administor a stable network environment = using both=20 Unix and NT.  That's the future...not just one OS, but both.  = NT is=20 good for SQL server stuff, and FreeBSD is perfect everything=20 else. 
 
When I went to my local ISP to setup = my server,=20 I practically shit my pants!  I was only 1 of 2 machines running NT = Server.  The other 17 were ALL running FreeBSD!  I think more = people=20 run it than you realize..  It's just one of those things that when = its up=20 and running withuot any problems, you don't feel like you have to run to = all=20 your peers and say "HAHA, my OS is better than your because of this = this=20 and this..".  Nope, you just sit back, relax, and think to = yourself -=20 now I have time to go to the gym, workout, go on vacation without = stressing,=20 etc....  That's the real difference!
 
Mark
 
PS - I went to Borders and picked up the Complete = FreeBSD=20 book, it's awesome!
 
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