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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!disco.iinet.net.au!wa.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!News.LiveNet.Net!Valhalla From: jsloan@LiveNet.Net (Jim Sloan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD VS BSDI, INC. Date: Mon, 16 Sep 96 22:16:46 GMT Organization: LiveNet, Inc. Lines: 45 Message-ID: <51kjke$js_002@Valhalla.LiveNet.Net> References: <51963f$2dr4@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: valhalla.livenet.net X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #0 In article <51963f$2dr4@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>, drhumph@ibm.net wrote: >I've installed FreeBSD and am involved in getting up to speed in learning >UNIX (BSD) system administration, learning how to navigate, etc. > >I wonder if anyone has had experience with FreeBSD and also BSDI, Inc. >product, and could therefore comment on whether or not the BSDI product >is more stable and less time intensive in terms of set-up and adminstration, >problem resolution, etc. I need to minimize the amount of time required >to set-up and maintain the site given real-world time constraints. > >The anticipated use of the software will be a startup ISP. > >Is the cost of the BSD product, approximately $995 for 16 user license >worth it? A recent article in Boardwatch that covered BSDI and apache >n combination, spoke highly of the BSDI product; in particular the built >in scripts, etc. > >Please note that the system administrator of the selected system has a >mainframe/cobol/basic programming/analyst background, but is very rusty, >new to UNIX, runs another business as primary source of income and needs >to make surefooted steps in view of his time constraints. > >Thanks for the advice in advance! > >Sincerely, > >Don H. I run both BSDi and FreeBSD, and the only reason I use the BSDi is for a terminal server, since the ppp is easier to setup than FreeBSD's. All my other servers run FreeBSD. If FreeBSD's ppp was as stable and easy to setup as BSDi's was, I would drop the BSDi completely, since the scripts between the two are not that much different as far as maintaining the system. In fact, I have rewritten most of the scripts on both my FreeBSD and BSDi servers to work more closely with the way I prefer to work anyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Sloan jsloan@livenet.net Vice President LiveNet, Inc. 413 Davis St. Suite 106 Full Service Internet Provider Virginia Beach VA 23462 Dialup and dedicated connections Ph: 804-499-9328 Virtual Web, Email, and FTP hosting http://www.livenet.net info@livenet.net webmaster@livenet.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------