Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 21:30:31 +0700 From: Adam Strohl <adams-freebsd@ateamsystems.com> To: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why Are You Using FreeBSD? Message-ID: <4FC78087.2000004@ateamsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <4FC77EAD.1090900@my.gd> References: <C480320C-0CD9-4B61-8AFB-37085C820AB7@FreeBSD.org> <4FC779C0.7020801@ohlste.in> <4FC77EAD.1090900@my.gd>
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On 5/31/2012 21:22, Damien Fleuriot wrote: > On 5/31/12 4:01 PM, Jim Ohlstein wrote: >> To add others, in no particular order: >> >> Ease of upgrade. While some have noted that binary upgrades are easier >> on Debian, it's far and away superior, IMMHO, to have a locally compiled >> system. Many Linux distros have no upgrade path short of a wipe and >> re-install. >> > Far superior, check, FAR MORE TIME CONSUMING, check as well ! This brings up another point: Repair is always possible with FreeBSD. You can back out all packages or types of packages easily (and re-compile or reinstall them if needed). You can recompile/reinstall the OS if needed (somewhere else too and copy it over). Or just copy pieces from a live cd or restore tarball. And it's pretty straightforward to do even for a non-admin person. You can even restore over a live running system with tar, which I do occasionally when cloning machines or restoring them with dump/restore. Very slick.
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