Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 09:23:15 +0100 (MET) From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@freebsd.org> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Training Message-ID: <199603220823.JAA00532@vector.jhs.local>
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THIS MAIL IS _CHAT_ , NOT IMPORTANT, & YOU CAN SKIP IT IF BUSY :-) :-)
I was training 18 people in Unix System Administration the last 2 weeks;
Linux was the pre-installed base.
So I bought 10 FreeBSD 2.1 CD-ROMs, so the students could have some wider
experience of both Berkeley & System 5 type facilities.
We had problems with both OS's of course {lack of experience, time, & skewed
installation mainly}.
Some prefered FreeBSD, some Linux, but now they too have seen Linux isnt
the only free Unix in Germany (common misconception here).
I confined teaching to `mainstream' generic BSD & S5 Unix, & avoided
Linux & FreeBSD specifics (they don't know which Unix they will
end up on at work, & hardware may not be an Intel type PC anyway ).
I mentioned Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD (& 386BSD & Mach), & the relative strong
points of NetBSD (other archs.), Linux (wide range of new drivers),
& FreeBSD (300 ports, & high net/server performance) ...
& strongly preached the ethos of not making sweeping negative comparisons,
but cross contributing good source between platforms, to mutual benefit :-)
I invited them to install FreeBSD at home & try it, & supplied some CDs :-)
Julian
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Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ (PGP available)
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