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Date:      30 Sep 2002 15:29:34 -0500
From:      "Kenneth P. Stox" <stox@imagescape.com>
To:        Ralph Forsythe <rf-list@centerone.com>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Rackspace-like provider for FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <1033417775.81362.53.camel@stox.sa.enteract.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209301128420.16584-100000@blue.centerone.com>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209301128420.16584-100000@blue.centerone.com>

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On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 12:32, Ralph Forsythe wrote:
> Too insecure??
> 
> Uhh...  <confused look on face>
> 
> What's their alternative?  Linux easily tops FreeBSD on *nix advisories,
> anything MS-based blows their theory out the door.  About the only stuff
> better would be perhaps NetBSD, and for sure OpenBSD.
> 
> That's either a line of BS, or they hired some linux-only admin who is
> afraid of anything BSD and just wants to get rid of it.  At least IMHO.
> Security is not a major problem on FreeBSD however, at least for an admin
> with half a brain.

That's my take on it, too. I was simply shocked when they told me that
was the reason they were no longer selling FreeBSD machines. I guess
they are only hiring admin's with quarter brains these days. :-(

-Ken Stox
 stox@imagescape.com


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