That's a nice list if not a bit over enthusiastic, some of the things that
you listed as being easy
aren't necessarily easy... postfix, erp, crm, apache... software like that
needs much configuration.
FreeBSD is a foundation and framework for allowing trusted tools to work
cooperatively in a stable,
secure fashion and is generally open source. Excluding of course some GPL
utilities which we
BSD people tolerate mainly since we tend to need them. One of the points I
agreed with the most
is that it may reduce your staff, but it's a multipart point.
You're
1. going to have trouble finding people who aren't saturated by linux ideology.
2. going to have trouble finding people capable of administering large
networks.
3. going to have trouble finding people who can maintain work by previous
maintainers.
that's probably 3 of the most common problems. This is a world where
software engineer,
point & click happy child and gui dependent tinkerer tend to be classified
into the same category.
I think the best comparison would be
FreeBSD x 1000 computers = Cheap
Windows x 1000 computers = Hahahahah oh ahahah... or how about 1000
computer virus infection HAHAH whew
Thank You.
At 09:37 AM 3/16/2004 +0100, jsha wrote:
my dear open sourcerers,
i am writing this letter to ask for your assistance in advocating
open source and in particular freebsd for the enterprise.
today i've assembled some information relating to the ever-increasing
benefits of our community, and i was hoping for input from you all
juniors and seniors out there -- again i have a case here where some
microsoft fans is in need of enlightenment -- and along with advanced
visualization (lightwave + flash) i tend to make _the_ open source
advocation which i'll distribute freely to anyone who is or ever will
be in the same situation as me.
please note, i tried making this document as simple as possible.
thank you.
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Disadvantages:
- Having a slow network
- Using Microsoft Windows
- Paying for Closed Source software
- Viruses/worms/trojans
Advantages:
- Having a number of computers
- Having access to the Internet
- Being open to new ideas
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| FREEBSD
Disadvantages:
- Might reduce your staff
Advantages:
- Free to anyone
- Created the Internet
- Worldwide development
- Reliable and secure
- Sophisticated
* Contains over 9000 free softwares.
* Easily install any of the services that is critical to
the Internet: Apache (websites), MySQL (databases), Postfix
(e-mail), OpenSSL (encryption)
* Comes with powerful and free ERP/CRM solutions, office and
multimedia tools.
* Because of it's unique architecture, no virus has ever
successfully penetrated its shields.
* Easily emulate, or "impersonate" Windows, so software
native to Windows can run in a virtual environment.
* Designed and implemented with remote management in mind.
* Its open source ensures that these development efforts will
be continued well into the future.
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| COMPARISON
Reliability, FreeBSD:
- Extremely robust
- Servers remain active for years
- Filesystem optimized for high performance
- Excellent memory management
Reliability, Windows:
- The infamous "Blue Screen"
- Uses a lot of system resources
- Servers remain active only for a few months
- Filesystem gets fragmented
- Memory gets corrupt
Performance, FreeBSD:
- Choice for high performance network applications
- Outperforms ANY operating system on equivalent hardware
- The largest server on the Internet runs FreeBSD,
including Yahoo, Qwest and even Hotmail!
Performance, Windows:
- Adequate for routine desktop apps
- But, it is unable to handle heavy network loads.
Security, FreeBSD:
- Subject to massive auditing
- Completely deny access with kernel security levels
- Packet filtering firewall system
- Network intrusion detection tools
- Extensive other built-in security modules
- Rarely reported on CERT
Security, Windows:
- No guarantee
- Being closed source, there is no way to fix or diagnose
any of the security compromises regularly published
about Microsoft systems
Compatibility, FreeBSD:
- Run both BSD and Linux binaries
- Supports network connection with Windows machines
- Emulates virtual Windows environments or Windows binaries
Compatibility, Windows:
- Excellent hardware support
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