From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 5 19:56:38 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E53DF10656EF for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2012 19:56:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org) Received: from cpsmtpb-ews07.kpnxchange.com (cpsmtpb-ews07.kpnxchange.com [213.75.39.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 704758FC0A for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2012 19:56:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cpsps-ews11.kpnxchange.com ([10.94.84.178]) by cpsmtpb-ews07.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:56:37 +0200 Received: from CPSMTPM-TLF104.kpnxchange.com ([195.121.3.7]) by cpsps-ews11.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:56:37 +0200 Received: from sjakie.klop.ws ([212.182.167.131]) by CPSMTPM-TLF104.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514); Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:56:36 +0200 Received: from 212-182-167-131.ip.telfort.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sjakie.klop.ws (Postfix) with ESMTP id 481B8B0B9 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:56:36 +0200 (CEST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <201206011857.q51IvqN3049343@office.dignus.com> Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:56:36 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: "Ronald Klop" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <201206011857.q51IvqN3049343@office.dignus.com> User-Agent: Opera Mail/11.64 (FreeBSD) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Jun 2012 19:56:36.0407 (UTC) FILETIME=[506ACC70:01CD4355] X-RcptDomain: freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:56:39 -0000 On Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:57:52 +0200, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > We used to have FreeBSD exclusively on desktops... > > Now, we have migrated to other desktops (mac) with FreeBSD running > the build and file server... > > Why? > > Because - the mac updates itself! No pain, no installation, > no keeping-up with mailing lists/announcements, just and its > done. > > Mac OS has a nice X11 server, the Mac UI is good enough, you don't > have to install/update anything, the "app store" is perfect > for downloading/installing whatever a desktop user might need. > > It was just too alluring... > > So, FreeBSD runs our NFS file server, and we log into a larger > FreeBSD machine to do builds, etc... but, the desktop has moved. > > One developer here uses Linux Debian for about the same reason, > it's trivial to update (via the network) to new versions, etc... > > Our web site used to be FreeBSD-based, but it was just too > cost-effective to get a virtual Linux box on the backbone and > move everything to that. Our requirements aren't too big, so > that works beautifully. There _are_ people doing virtual > FreeBSD boxes in a similar fashion, but they were quote a lot > more for the annual fee.. so, Linux it was... > > I suppose, in some sense, you could argue that MacOS is FreeBSD... > > - Dave Rivers - Have you already tried pc-bsd? http://www.pcbsd.org/ FreeBSD with easy install and auto-update. Ronald.