From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 1 23:57:40 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CA251065672 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 23:57:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jamie@geniegate.com) Received: from geniegate.com (geniegate.com [65.18.174.84]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E48338FC13 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 23:57:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from geniegate.com (geniegate.com [65.18.174.84]) by geniegate.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id o2200m74060697 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:48 GMT (envelope-from jamie@geniegate.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by geniegate.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id o2200mu8060696 for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:48 GMT (envelope-from jamie@geniegate.com) X-Authentication-Warning: geniegate.com: joe set sender to jamie@geniegate.com using -f Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:29:01 -0600 From: Jamie To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100301192901.GC26935@apollo.podro.com> References: <4B8ABAB3.1060003@gamozo.org> <9d972bed1003010724g5b64123ap5ff18c408dc0a7e@mail.gmail.com> <20100301114445.GB26935@apollo.podro.com> <9d972bed1003011013w33c09017te962078be7768406@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Subject: Re: FreeBSD Popularity X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:57:40 -0000 On Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 03:50:29PM -0300, Alex Moura wrote: > 2010/3/1 Roger > I thought there was plenty of options for FreeBSD hosting around, given its > popularity. Googling this string makes it spit a lot of results, including > jails > hostings. > > freebsd '(vps|hosting)' Try to actually find one, not just the google resuls. There aren't many, I was lucky in that I found a dedicated host, reasonably priced that'll run freebsd. (and only older ones.. I'm too chicken to upgrade via remote) > > I agree with you. My boss understand nothing about Linux yet we are using > > it. > > Just to quote my boss. "I don't love Linux but I hate it more that Linux". > > I'm working in a master plan to bring FreeBSD to the light ;). Any tips > > would be welcome :). > > > > Start here: > > FreeBSD Advocacy > http://www.freebsd.org/advocacy/ The trouble with advocacy is that, the more you try to flood people with information, the more turned off they are. It very quickly reaches a point where they get annoyed with your suggestion and will insist on doing their thing, simply to spite you. Haven't had any success with this.. (and rather doubt I will..) but I've been using the tactic of "It's too bad we don't have FreeBSD's scheduler, things would probably run more smoothly" or lean base or jails or.. backups would be easier with snapshots. But then leave it at that, briefly. If you start pitching it, people immediately turn away. Jamie -- http://www.geniegate.com Custom web programming Perl * Java * UNIX User Management Solutions