that brings me back to one of my original questions. Which linux distro is the best for business? both sever and workstation?
the way some people are talking about BSD, maybe we should fork another group call Sioux City BSD Users Group? lol. i am curious about BSD. i wouldnt mind discussing it more at some futer meeting.... daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Newman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:56 AM Subject: RE: [sclug-generallist] BSD > What is your preference for Linux? Due to Redhat's licensing changes we are > currently seeking a Linux OS that is supported and continuing to monitor > it's security. Redhat seems to be winning the race with the downfall of the > price. Thoughts? > > Jason > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan T. Patterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [sclug-generallist] BSD > > > OpenBSD is often making the bleeding edge security-based goodness > available quickly. Their packet filter, pf, rivals many of the > commercially available firewall solutions. The OS is always undergoing > audits to ensure its as secure as it can be. The OpenBSD folks also > reject applications that aren't "free" enough license-wise. > > I've used *BSDs for ages it seems that OpenBSD just keeps winning in my > eyes. I have oodles of OpenBSD boxes on a variety of hardware > platforms. I also have a couple hundred Linux-based systems and a > compliment of FreeBSD boxes. > > I stick to *BSDs because they just work when and where I need them to. > > --Ryan > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 08:58:44PM -0600, Aaron Sloan wrote: > > Just like many of the open source projects, there is a plentiful source > > of documentation. www.freebsd.org > > You can also join the freebsd list serve for newbies, which is very > > busy. > > http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html#mailinglists > > Please search the mailing list archives first from above. Almost every > > question has been asked and answered. However, some answers just leave > > you with more questions.... but use the information they give you and do > > some more searching. If you don't like a challenge, freebsd or *BSD is > > not for you. > > That is what makes it fun for myself. The nuts and bolts of how it is > > compiled, run, and the options, oh the options.. hours of good clean > > fun. > > If I wanted it to just start up and run, I'd run one of those fancy > > installers in linux or, god forbid, M$. > > OpenBSD is doing some advanced things in security. > > http://www.deadly.org/ > > The stuff that gets me up in the morning. > > > > Good morning, > > Aaron > > > > > > > > >
