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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: What OS for an ISP to use?
Date: 17 Nov 1995 05:35:50 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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In-reply-to: k060639@hobbes.kzoo.edu's message of Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:04:21 GMT
In article <1995Nov15.130421.1503@hobbes.kzoo.edu> k060639@hobbes.kzoo.edu (Kirby Baker) writes:
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.
It sounds to me like the only problem you have is unrelated to FreeBSD
*or* Linux. XFree86 is the same software, whether you have FreeBSD,
NetBSD or Linux. You will have exactly the same problems with your
video card.
So, either get a different video card, or get the commercial X
package. Since you already have FreeBSD installed, and I would
heartily recommend either BSD over Linux for heavy network use, I
think you have the rest of what you need already.
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!
Well, get out of the ISP business, then. If you're not going to put
time into maintaining *any* unix (be it FreeBSD, Linux, SCO, UnixWare,
etc.), you're going to have less than satisfactory results.
I would look on the respective web sites for your info, if I were you.
WWW.FreeBSD.org and WWW.NetBSD.org are the BSD sites. Dunno about
Linux... maybe www.linux.org?
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
--< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >--
NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4,
DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532
NetBSD ports in progress: VAX, Atari 68k, others...
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