Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:55:17 -1000 From: "Peter Stubbs" <peters@staidan.qld.edu.au> To: carlos.capriotti@mpcbbs.com.br, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting up a WEB Site. Need info. Message-ID: <2E6387C2148@aidan.staidan.qld.edu.au>
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On 16 Jan 96 at 19:05, Carlos Augusto Capriotti wrote: > I intend to set up a Web Site on my School. Therefore I need an > Unix-like operating system and SW like WWW server, Gopher Server, > E-mail server, FTP server , Domain Name Server, etc. > > Reading the description about FreeBSD, I found it very interesting, > but does it provide the necessary programs I listed above ? > Yes it does. I've done the same thing at the school I work for. Have a look at http://www.staidan.qld.edu.au/about/about.html for some details > How many CDs come in the package (Well, I really mean the one sold > by Walnut Creek) ? You get two CDs, one is for installing, and one is a live file system. I've never used the live file system, and I don't know why it's included. > > Does the package include a manual (I mean a printed one) ? > Not really, there's an install guide in the CD cover, but no printed manual. The manual is on the cd in postscript format, and html so you can read it as soon as you have a running system. By the way, the install is all menu driven, and most experienced computer users should be able to install freebsd with ease. > Are there printed books on BSD ? > Yes, lots of books on BSD unix exist, and most of them will be useful. I use the O'Rielly "Nutshell Handbooks" and think that they are great. > (This one is going to be a tough one) Can you tell something about > Linux and BSD ? > I bought a copy of slackware linux a couple of months ago, just to play with. It drove me mad trying to use it. Standard command line switches did different things, the setup was all over the shop. I didn't enjoy the experience. In the end I decided that Linux is a free unix like OS for DOS users, and FreeBSD is a free Unix for Unix users. The reason that there are books out there on Linux is that the standard unix texts won't do! Having said that. Linux will also do the job you want to do. Take a look the site http://www.acgs.qld.edu.au for a school doing what you want to do with Linux. You might also like to look at the other Free unix camps, NetBSD and OpenBSD. Cheers, Peter Peter Stubbs, St Aidan's AGS. ph +61-07-3379-9911, fax +61-07-3379-9432
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