Re: The Best OS
to some people.. it'll be religious OS flames.. erm for me, the best os is Os that make u feel most confortable and happy.. all of them is good.. give it a chance and decide.. p/s: I'm wondering why NetBSD is not listed :) - Original Message - From: Jerry McAllister To: Susanth K Subject: Re: The Best OS Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:13:49 -0400 On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 10:03:38AM +0530, Susanth K wrote: Dear Friends, Am a beginner to *BSD OS. Am interested in setting up intel / AMD based Free and Open Source Server ( No GUI required ) Prime area is Webserver With PHP/MySQL Support and Ruby On Rails. + PostgreSQL Which os Will be the BEST ? A) Debian Linux B) OpenBSD C) FreeBSD Which project has good Support and Active Development ? Well, gee, someone has to say - of course, the best one is FreeBSD. As others have said, any of them can work. FreeBSD is well supported and has all the extra software available that you might need for that but is still lean and not bloated up with junk you don't need. So, it makes a good choice. The fact that it just works is in its favor too. jerry Please help me to choose THANKS IN ADVANCE SUSANTH K ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The Best OS
On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 10:03:38AM +0530, Susanth K wrote: Dear Friends, Am a beginner to *BSD OS. Am interested in setting up intel / AMD based Free and Open Source Server ( No GUI required ) Prime area is Webserver With PHP/MySQL Support and Ruby On Rails. + PostgreSQL Which os Will be the BEST ? A) Debian Linux B) OpenBSD C) FreeBSD Which project has good Support and Active Development ? Well, gee, someone has to say - of course, the best one is FreeBSD. As others have said, any of them can work. FreeBSD is well supported and has all the extra software available that you might need for that but is still lean and not bloated up with junk you don't need. So, it makes a good choice.The fact that it just works is in its favor too. jerry Please help me to choose THANKS IN ADVANCE SUSANTH K ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The Best OS
On 10/03/07, Susanth K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, Am a beginner to *BSD OS. Am interested in setting up intel / AMD based Free and Open Source Server ( No GUI required ) Prime area is Webserver With PHP/MySQL Support and Ruby On Rails. + PostgreSQL Which os Will be the BEST ? A) Debian Linux B) OpenBSD C) FreeBSD Which project has good Support and Active Development ? Please help me to choose None of them are missing any vital feature to do as you wish. As this is on the FreeBSD list, and most of us being most familiar with FreeBSD, I am certain the conclusions flow rather easily from there. The same would apply should you ask on an OpenBSD list or a Debian list. As there are no particularly horrible underlying flaws in any of the above operating systems, the easiest solution may be to merely shrug the shoulders and blindly pick one. If someone you know already uses one of these systems, that may be the path of least resistance. -- -- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The Best OS
On Sunday 11 March 2007 10:55 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/03/07, Susanth K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, Am a beginner to *BSD OS. Am interested in setting up intel / AMD based Free and Open Source Server ( No GUI required ) Prime area is Webserver With PHP/MySQL Support and Ruby On Rails. + PostgreSQL Which os Will be the BEST ? A) Debian Linux B) OpenBSD C) FreeBSD Which project has good Support and Active Development ? Please help me to choose None of them are missing any vital feature to do as you wish. As this is on the FreeBSD list, and most of us being most familiar with FreeBSD, I am certain the conclusions flow rather easily from there. The same would apply should you ask on an OpenBSD list or a Debian list. As there are no particularly horrible underlying flaws in any of the above operating systems, the easiest solution may be to merely shrug the shoulders and blindly pick one. If someone you know already uses one of these systems, that may be the path of least resistance. As a slightly experienced user, I've been watching this thread with interest. I must say that the answers, in light of the obvious bias, reflect well on the list members! Regards, Ray ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Best OS
Dear Friends, Am a beginner to *BSD OS. Am interested in setting up intel / AMD based Free and Open Source Server ( No GUI required ) Prime area is Webserver With PHP/MySQL Support and Ruby On Rails. + PostgreSQL Which os Will be the BEST ? A) Debian Linux B) OpenBSD C) FreeBSD Which project has good Support and Active Development ? Please help me to choose THANKS IN ADVANCE SUSANTH K ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The Best OS
Susanth K wrote: Dear Friends, Am a beginner to *BSD OS. Am interested in setting up intel / AMD based Free and Open Source Server ( No GUI required ) Prime area is Webserver With PHP/MySQL Support and Ruby On Rails. + PostgreSQL Which os Will be the BEST ? A) Debian Linux B) OpenBSD C) FreeBSD D) The one you prefer... Let's not have this war... Ok? The best OS is the one that works for YOU -- Best regards, Chris Subject to change without notice. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The Best OS
Susanth K wrote: Dear Friends, Am a beginner to *BSD OS. Am interested in setting up intel / AMD based Free and Open Source Server ( No GUI required ) Prime area is Webserver With PHP/MySQL Support and Ruby On Rails. + PostgreSQL Which os Will be the BEST ? A) Debian Linux B) OpenBSD C) FreeBSD Which project has good Support and Active Development ? Please help me to choose THANKS IN ADVANCE SUSANTH K ___ I have used FreeBSD since version 3.* in the 1990's. I have used Linux but I still use FreeBSD (version 6* and 7*) on servers and some desktops. It is rock solid. If you learn it, and like it use it by all means. The support from the world wide mailing list of users is the best. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + [EMAIL PROTECTED] + + http://internetohana.org - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* + All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The Best OS
On Mar 10, 2007, at 9:33 PM, Susanth K wrote: Dear Friends, Am a beginner to *BSD OS. Am interested in setting up intel / AMD based Free and Open Source Server ( No GUI required ) Prime area is Webserver With PHP/MySQL Support and Ruby On Rails. + PostgreSQL Which os Will be the BEST ? A) Debian Linux B) OpenBSD C) FreeBSD For what you are doing, any of them would work. All are well supported and have active development. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
