I don't mean to talk you out of using OpenBSD. I do want you to know there will be a learning curve. OpenBSD would make a very nice firewall & mailserver. If you want to try I (and hopefully others) will help.
On Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 07:58:05PM -0700, Michael Havens wrote: > well, it isn't really going to be use except as a mail server and a firewall > but if you think I should stick with Linux I'll do that. > > On Saturday 19 January 2008 7:35 am, Darrin Chandler wrote: > > BSD can read and write ext2 fine. Last I checked OpenBSD couldn't do > > ext3. But if you've got some temporary storage you can tar up the > > contents are untar them into the new place. > > > > OpenBSD is my personal preference. Many people do prefer others. I like > > OpenBSD because it's secure, pretty easy to understand once you get used > > to where the documentation is (the man pages & FAQ, not HOWTOs), and > > being that I'm a software developer I like the code better. > > > > Now that I've said all that, I have some concerns about you switching > > from Linux to OpenBSD for something critical. First, you've spent years > > learning and using Linux. Though Linux and *BSD are Unix-like there are > > differences. There's going to be a learning curve. While there are > > people here who can help (including me), we are fewer in number than the > > rest of the good people here. > > > > I'd feel a lot better if you had a machine you could try this on without > > it being something you need to have "in production" right away. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD User Group | MetaBUG [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://phxbug.org/ | http://metabug.org/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ | Daemons in the Desert | Global BUG Federation --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
