Re: Good comments
Hi, I just bought BSDfree version 5.1 because I had very good comments about your operating system. Our company is planning to use as a NAT server . I want to know where can I take some courses to have at least the basics that it looks to be an awesome operating system. For a production system, the 5.x branch of FreeBSD (sic!) is not quite ready yet, so you should better go with FreeBSD 4.9 (FreeBSD 4.x is the so-called stable branch at the present). If you insist in deploying FreeBSD 5.x, please note that FreeBSD 5.2 is already out. Before you start getting angry about having bought an out-dated version of FreeBSD, please consider the following: Depending on where you bought your CD set, it is possible, that you supported the project. You can download the very latest version (either 4.9 or 5.2) from a mirror near you (for free!): http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html There is also the possibilty to do a network install of FreeBSD, and there are several ways to keep it up-to-date. To learn about all that, you should have a look at the handbook, which is available online at: http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html, and, if you install the documentation package, on your local hard drive: /usr/share/doc/en/books/handbook/index.html Regards, Simon signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Good comments
Simon Barner wrote: Hi, I just bought BSDfree version 5.1 because I had very good comments about your operating system. Our company is planning to use as a NAT server . I want to know where can I take some courses to have at least the basics that it looks to be an awesome operating system. For a production system, the 5.x branch of FreeBSD (sic!) is not quite ready yet, so you should better go with FreeBSD 4.9 (FreeBSD 4.x is the so-called stable branch at the present). If you insist in deploying FreeBSD 5.x, please note that FreeBSD 5.2 is already out. I too bought shrink-wrapped 5.1 CD set from bookstore and now have it running pretty well. I really don't feel like re-installing it already but the implication is that if you (unwittingly) installed a -CURRENT, you need to keep it up, i.e. go today to 5.2, etc. I don't wanna do that. I'm newbie and my box is production-prone and I don't want bleeding edge and too ignorant to be in the -CURRENT branch. So are we recommended to go to 4.9-STABLE? (implying no updates until next -STABLE comes out? What are the dire consequences of staying with 5.1 until 5-STABLE comes out... and not always upgrading? tks. this is a great os and a great support group, btw. lee slaughter ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Good comments
Lee, I'm not involved in FreeBSD in any way, however, currently all seven of my webservers and support group run on a flavor of FreeBSD dating all the way back to the 4.4-Stables that run DNS. The boxes run exceptionally well with uptimes in the teens of months. I've recently updated my primary webserver to 5.1 release, and other than a few of my own stupidity moments, it too rocks. I have installed this, and will continue to install this, and only this, operating system as the Internet system of choice. My two cents... Res Ipsa Loquitor, Mark-Nathaniel Weisman Site Master Mystic1.net -Original Message- From: lee slaughter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 9:31 AM To: Simon Barner Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Good comments Simon Barner wrote: Hi, I just bought BSDfree version 5.1 because I had very good comments about your operating system. Our company is planning to use as a NAT server . I want to know where can I take some courses to have at least the basics that it looks to be an awesome operating system. For a production system, the 5.x branch of FreeBSD (sic!) is not quite ready yet, so you should better go with FreeBSD 4.9 (FreeBSD 4.x is the so-called stable branch at the present). If you insist in deploying FreeBSD 5.x, please note that FreeBSD 5.2 is already out. I too bought shrink-wrapped 5.1 CD set from bookstore and now have it running pretty well. I really don't feel like re-installing it already but the implication is that if you (unwittingly) installed a -CURRENT, you need to keep it up, i.e. go today to 5.2, etc. I don't wanna do that. I'm newbie and my box is production-prone and I don't want bleeding edge and too ignorant to be in the -CURRENT branch. So are we recommended to go to 4.9-STABLE? (implying no updates until next -STABLE comes out? What are the dire consequences of staying with 5.1 until 5-STABLE comes out... and not always upgrading? tks. this is a great os and a great support group, btw. lee slaughter ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Good comments
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello: I just bought BSDfree version 5.1 because I had very good comments about your operating system. Our company is planning to use as a NAT server . I want to know where can I take some courses to have at least the basics that it looks to be an awesome operating system. Thank You Juan Surace ___ The organization has a website at www.freebsd.org. The URL www.freebsd.org/handbook will show you a HTML copy of the FreeBSD Handbook, which teaches a great deal about this operating system. Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
