Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:11:45 +0200 From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com> To: "'twig les'" <twigles@yahoo.com>, "'Robert Watson'" <rwatson@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Certification (was RE: realpath(3) et al) - jumping to -advocacy Message-ID: <001701c362b1$0d087f60$9f8d2ed5@internal> In-Reply-To: <20030814220740.28924.qmail@web10107.mail.yahoo.com>
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Well, I don't find configuring FreeBSD inherently esoteric. The = filesystem structure ensures that configuration files are in the right places. And = when you don't know where they are, it's relatively easy to find them: look = where they're expected. I find that with Linux, you have to look in the refrigerator to find your car keys, so to speak. find / | grep carkeys doesn't even work half the time. The only thing I'd like to see happen here is that FreeBSD becomes as advocated as RedHat -- no changes to the underlying system. It just = needs to be more widely accepted. I'm tired of the unbased criticisms I have to = face when discussing BSD. 99% of it is total BS, and something needs to = happen about it. --Devon > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: twig les [mailto:twigles@yahoo.com] > Verzonden: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:08 AM > Aan: Devon H. O'Dell; 'Robert Watson' > CC: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org > Onderwerp: RE: Certification (was RE: realpath(3) et al) - jumping to = - > advocacy >=20 > Cool, I don't need to own the domain. I just think that right > now the state of things is that FreeBSD is the best-kept secret > around because Linux is taking market share from everyone - > hell, my *dad* knows about Linux and he's one of those users > from "Evil Geniuses". There is a nice article in businessweek > talking about Sun's dilemna here: > = http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2003/tc20030812_9215_= t > c055.htm. >=20 > A lot of people ask me why I use (or suggest) FreeBSD instead of > Linux and I tell them that I only use or recommend FreeBSD when > I need something to be fast, secure and/or stable. :) The idea > is that the underlying engineering is done, now we need to push > it to da' masses. >=20 > I also agree with mhoskins, I don't want FreeBSD to turn into > RH; RH seems to be trying to replace the knowledgable admin with > GUIs and "help" files.
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