On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Brandon Caudle wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Kok" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Brandon Caudle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 8:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [expert] linux distribution
>
>
> > Dear Brandon Caudle
> >
> > Sorry I don't catch your meaning
> > You mean you now use Debian or Freebsd?
> >
> > Which one good as your opinion? I know nothing about Debian!
>
>
> Both are very good I have servers running both. I just think FreeBSD is
> rockhard stable and Debain is very close to that, it just depends on how
> stable you need your os to be!
>
> ~Brandon
It's not only stability, it's also philosophy of distribution. i.e.,
FreeBSD has the core of the OS (libc, kernel, standard unix tools) all
maintained in one authoritative spot by the same people. Also, the
relases occur regularly every 3 months.
One of the biggest benefits in my opinion, though, is how the ports
system, which contains all the 3rd party add-on packages is decoupled from
the main distribution.
So, they are constantly updated. i.e., you do not have to wait 1-2 years
for the next release of Debian to update some package due to Debian only
releasing packages along w/ the OS.
-pete
