From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 19 16:43:22 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D627D16A46E for ; Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:43:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from reed@reedmedia.net) Received: from c-0500.emailmediator.com (c-0500.emailmediator.com [64.85.162.118]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EB9813C457 for ; Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:43:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from reed@reedmedia.net) Received: from pool-71-170-114-32.dllstx.fios.verizon.net ([71.170.114.32] helo=reedmedia.net) by c-0500.emailmediator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1Iu94v-0007B6-89; Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:02:29 -0500 Received: from reed@reedmedia.net by reedmedia.net with local (mailout 0.17) id 28472-1195488146; Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:02:27 -0600 Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:02:26 -0600 (CST) From: "Jeremy C. Reed" To: "Gregory W. MacPherson" In-Reply-To: <20071119144144.GB87796@netpublishing.com> Message-ID: References: <20071119144144.GB87796@netpublishing.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [alerts@infosecnews.org: [ISN] Top Ten Reasons Why Ubuntu Is Best for Enterprise Use] X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:43:22 -0000 On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Gregory W. MacPherson wrote: > Perhaps if the *BSD community would mirror some of these behaviors then > *BSD (which technically is superior to an LINUX) would receive this type > of press. Perhaps...but not likely. Let's discuss this here... My comments below. I remove the original content since I don't have permission to redistribute it. > 1. Users Love It FreeBSD doesn't offer a "fresh but familiar GUI environment" like Ubuntu in its default install. Different ouside projects compete to do this with different goals. > 2. The Platform Has Excellent Support No single company backs FreeBSD and there is no official source of commercial FreeBSD support contracts. (By the way, I have been providing professional FreeBSD contracts and support for over seven years.) > 3. Cost Savings Of course FreeBSD is free. As for SLA, see #2 above. > 4. A Superlative Security Record What studies? How can FreeBSD be evaluated by same studies? (Or has it?) FreeBSD can say same (s/Linux/BSD Unix/). > 5. Frictionless Deployment Depends on your needs. FreeBSD installs very fast and easy for many needs. For other needs, it is very slow and tedious (depending on knowledge/experience). See #1. Also this makes no sense to me. Different environments for testing, development and production to me usually has nothing to do with license fees. > 6. A Huge Selection of Applications and Tools FreeBSD also has huge collection of packages. In Ubuntu (Debian) many software suites are divided up into multiple packages (clients, servers, development headers, shared libraries, documentation, etc.). FreeBSD's default install is very light so is a good starting point for many. > 7. Thin Client Joy FreeBSD can be a thin client and can be a thin client server. > 8. Unleash Your IT Talent FreeBSD is open source and free and has community participation and collaboration. The source code and documentation changes can easily be evaluated. > 9. Access A Whole New Skills Pool ? > 10. Predictable Releases Many like a consistent schedule for new releases. FreeBSD also has policies on how long to maintain previous releases. Note that FreeBSD base and ports have different update policies. Depending on how FreeBSD updates are done, it can be easy. Jeremy C. Reed