Yeap. The right tool for the right job. One does not necessarily fit all. Cool setup, Trevor. I remember when you were still building it... :)
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:56 AM, ./aal<[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Sky Dog<[email protected]> wrote: >> Here's my unsolicited .02. I have FreeBSD running a 25.5 terabyte array at >> Vandy. Actually, I have two identical systems, that rsync each other every 4 >> hours. Within 3 feet of that, is a box running Ubuntu, which then has >> virtual machines on it, running FreeBSD. Once of those is running Nagios, >> which watches all of the servers I watch. >> >> In my office, there are several laptops running Backtrack 4, which was based >> on Debian originally, and should now be based on Ubuntu. There's a MacBook >> Pro with OS/X which is based on FreeBSD. There are also four other machines >> in my office running WIndows XP, and one running WIndows 7. >> >> The moral to the story? There isn't one. A good craftsman uses the tools >> available to him, in the manner best served by their strengths/weaknesses. I >> have many machines setup for different things. Sure, ubuntu runs apache just >> fine... But I prefer FreeBSD for a webserver. I like ubuntu as a >> workstation, as opposed to FreeBSD. (I've used freebsd as a workstation) It >> depends on what you want to accomplish, and how you want to get there. >> Everyone has an opinion, and sometimes that can get in the way of you >> getting to your final destination. Make your own decisions, and give it a >> shot. It may not always work... >> >> Thanks guys, for not dogging FreeBSD. It's always been there for me, but >> it's not the only tool I have. :) -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro/Nashville, Tennessee USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
