a "strange" question about OSs

[Valentin Bud]

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at msu.edu> wrote:

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> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 03:17:44PM +0200, Reko Turja wrote:
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> > From: "Redd Vinylene" <reddvinylene at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:55 AM
> > To: "questions" <questions at freebsd.org>
> > Subject: Re: a "strange" question about OSs
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> > >On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Valentin Bud
> > ><valentin.bud at gmail.com>wrote:
> > >
> > >>Hello Community,
> > >>
> > >> The following question may sound very ackward but was OS is
> > >>suitable from
> > >>the following list
> > >>to replace FBSD:
> > >>
> > >>  - OpenSUSE 10.3
> > >>  - Debian 4.0
> > >>  - CentOS 5
> > >>
> > >>The company i work for wants to change the provider because of the
> > >>economical crisis to
> > >>save some money. The actual provider gave us the chance to install
> > >>our OS
> > >>but the one
> > >>they chose as a replacement doesn't give any other choice besides
> > >>the above
> > >>mentioned.
> > >>
> > >>I work for 2 years in IT and FBSD is the only OS i have ever used
> > >>in
> > >>production. I like it and
> > >>learned it a little bit. It is going to be a steep learning curve
> > >>with the
> > >>new OS which I'm not afraid
> > >>of but i would like to chose a suitable OS and one that has some
> > >>similarities with FBSD.
> > >>
> > >>thank you,
> > >>v
>
> This confuses me a little.
> Wouldn't FreeBSD be the more economical route?
>
> I can't imagine saving money moving from FreeBSD to
> one of those listed.  FreeBSD is free and seems to
> take less administration hours than those others.
> Certainly you do not gain anything in quality or
> reliability.
>
> Oh, I see in re-reading that it is not your company, but
> your potential new service provider that wants to force
> you to switch OS.   Well, there is more than one way to
> gain economy.   Switching to something inferior - of poorer
> service level is not a gain in economy.
>
> So, maybe you should try suggesting FreeBSD to that provider.
> All they need to do is insert the install CD in to the machine
> anyway.    You can do the rest.


That's what i thought. I will try to speak with them about this option.

thank you,
v


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> > >>
> > >>
> > >I doubt you'll find anything suitable after getting accustomed to
> > >FreeBSD.
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