I use both Linux and FreeBSD for servers, so I am going to not consider this a troll :) Also note I said "gamble + speculate" in the original message.
FreeBSD is proven as a hosting platform. It isn't like servers need the latest sound board drivers and other hardware support (video drivers) that Linux tends to have the advantage on. I guess it you are focused on "Free" because Redhat & Suse (Novell) are charging - some are going to consider FreeBSD! In our working with Linux + FreeBSD, we find that FreeBSD has suffered from one major technical problem: Threading libraries. However, 5.1 is actively working on this and 5.2 is looking very promising (a few months away?). MySQL has OpenBSD & FreeBSD support... Natural to ask if MaxDB has something in the works. Just trying to describe a less common but not unheard of viewpoint. Stephen -----Original Message----- From: PcgScrapAddy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 6:16 PM To: Stephen Gutknecht (SAPDB); [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Future official MaxDB FreeBSD port? why not consider Debian instead of FreeBSD? It's a solid distro that is community supported much like FreeBSD... hmmm hmmm? -- MaxDB Discussion Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
