Freebsd vs. linux

[Erik Norgaard]

Peterhin wrote:
> "Linux is inferior to FreeBSD, and yet it is taken more seriously 
> because of the atmosphere around it, despite its technical inferiority"

You can find countless comparisons suporting either as superior - just 
the recent mysql benchmark supports linux/gentoo.

This kind of comparison is hardly relevant today, it is almost always 
cheaper to throw more hardware on than trying to get the most of what 
you have - just how many more machines could you have bought for a 
months salary?

I think FreeBSD is superior, not necesarily in every line of code or 
every technical detail, and not necesarily in raw performance, allthough 
this is often claimed.

I think FreeBSD boosts administrator performance. I spend less time 
maitaining my systems and resolving dependencies or debugging, than I 
did on RedHat, Debian or Gentoo.

That time is precious, this is where you can save on the IT budget, so 
using FreeBSD is a good investment.

Cheers, Erik
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