From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 24 07:00:43 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E02041065670 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from valentin.bud@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.152]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42ED68FC13 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from valentin.bud@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so50493fgb.35 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:00:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=A6mxmDPfu8LWiLoy2EFP8Fn9g/MngnZnCxUqVNXjpmw=; b=DjrelwwgpMzeNly+cSjPyZv+QQ51fpZ1pQ9HYp06xK9F95M7CAnPKK1jTGYGr8L5TD EU3Mdi+H0DuCfdVnA3tzdRDFIAbzE9yXR/Q67FmP3M9cm+vfjzKWL2OF13r+8CtHiVxj X/R3QtluAYKjFzxjPP8AisKq7jw6ounPR5tY4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=GcZRRiTmT/fpzcZJXkBcpkiNTdvG3XXIyl0wv3BdLdWjq32uI2EslyjKhFEdd0SRRt 2L31nfhT6JY7eEfECFeg7X936NohiOHGNZzrPpHQQVM+IP9e+qzVvTO2j5vt3HM0+Gux UKGTe1rIVOuNohuQnhCUJMTFoPHV3itLYBLXY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.86.29.8 with SMTP id c8mr3468797fgc.67.1235457316612; Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:35:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20090223151641.GA25299@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <139b44430902230006q310a2a39gb9f7ea9fe3ad0953@mail.gmail.com> <5D9B1464076844538C733CEBE6F2B710@rivendell> <20090223151641.GA25299@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:35:16 +0200 Message-ID: <139b44430902232235j301ac164x67a729c226ea2e7@mail.gmail.com> From: Valentin Bud To: Jerry McAllister Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Reko Turja , questions , Redd Vinylene Subject: Re: a "strange" question about OSs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:43 -0000 On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Jerry McAllister wrote: > - Show quoted text - > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 03:17:44PM +0200, Reko Turja wrote: > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Redd Vinylene" > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:55 AM > > To: "questions" > > Subject: Re: a "strange" question about OSs > > > > >On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Valentin Bud > > >wrote: > > > > > >>Hello Community, > > >> > > >> The following question may sound very ackward but was OS is > > >>suitable from > > >>the following list > > >>to replace FBSD: > > >> > > >> - OpenSUSE 10.3 > > >> - Debian 4.0 > > >> - CentOS 5 > > >> > > >>The company i work for wants to change the provider because of the > > >>economical crisis to > > >>save some money. The actual provider gave us the chance to install > > >>our OS > > >>but the one > > >>they chose as a replacement doesn't give any other choice besides > > >>the above > > >>mentioned. > > >> > > >>I work for 2 years in IT and FBSD is the only OS i have ever used > > >>in > > >>production. I like it and > > >>learned it a little bit. It is going to be a steep learning curve > > >>with the > > >>new OS which I'm not afraid > > >>of but i would like to chose a suitable OS and one that has some > > >>similarities with FBSD. > > >> > > >>thank you, > > >>v > > This confuses me a little. > Wouldn't FreeBSD be the more economical route? > > I can't imagine saving money moving from FreeBSD to > one of those listed. FreeBSD is free and seems to > take less administration hours than those others. > Certainly you do not gain anything in quality or > reliability. > > Oh, I see in re-reading that it is not your company, but > your potential new service provider that wants to force > you to switch OS. Well, there is more than one way to > gain economy. Switching to something inferior - of poorer > service level is not a gain in economy. > > So, maybe you should try suggesting FreeBSD to that provider. > All they need to do is insert the install CD in to the machine > anyway. You can do the rest. That's what i thought. I will try to speak with them about this option. thank you, v > > > ////jerry > - Show quoted text - > > > > >> > > >> > > >I doubt you'll find anything suitable after getting accustomed to > > >FreeBSD. > > > > > >-- > > >http://www.home.no/reddvinylene > > >_______________________________________________ > > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >