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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!classic.iinet.com.au!swing.iinet.net.au!news.uoregon.edu!gatech2!news.mathworks.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!gumby!kzoo!k060639 From: k060639@hobbes.kzoo.edu (Kirby Baker) Subject: What OS for an ISP to use? Message-ID: <1995Nov15.130421.1503@hobbes.kzoo.edu> Organization: Kalamazoo College X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:04:21 GMT Lines: 20 I am looking at starting a ISP (internet service provider) in my area. I have used Linux for 3 years or so (and had my problems as i always used beta code for my adaptec scsi card, what fun!). What i would like to know is which OS is best suted for my project, FreeBSD (Or NetBSD?) or linux. I've heard of many holes in linux as far as security goes, but also many of those are things not directly connected with the OS code, like sendmail. I recently purchased FreeBSD cdrom and installed it, and to my disliking, couldnt get X to run (because once again i had to get a card not supported by XF86, diamond stealth pro). This problem is easily recifiable with Accelerated X, but i have yet to purchase it. If anyone could point me to some documentation that would discuss the security of freebsd (and linux for that matter) i would greatly appreciate it. I know that cdrom.com uses freebsd, but i dont want to have to tweak the OS very much, i want to install it and go! Thanks in advance. Kirby Baker k060639@kzoo.edu