Re: Age old question: FBSD vs Linux

Hiya James,

Long time no talk!  Where have you been hiding?

I just talked to my WEB server admin yesterday.  We're do for a server 
upgrade and he wants to switch from freebsd to debian.  He said he's been 
studying up on the subject and debian does some critical things better.  One 
thing I remember he specifically mentioned was kernal upgrades that don't 
require a full os replacement or some such thing.

I've cc'd Kris on this for you.

laters,
marlon

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Subject: Age old question: FBSD vs Linux


>
> Actually, 2 age-old questions.  FreeBSD vs. Linux revisited and software
> vs hardware RAID level 1.
>
> I'm finally getting ready to bag owning and maintaining my own hardware
> and renting colo space and move all the stuff I host to one or two
> dedicated servers.  I've been using FreeBSD for over a decade, with SCSI
> hardware RAID level 1.
>
> I keep hearing rumblings about how FreeBSD has fallen far behind Linux
> over the past few years.  I've encountered the occasional issue where
> certain server software requires Linux, or at least supposedly runs much
> better on Linux (JVM, etc).  I also get consulting work where I work on
> Linux, so although I am much more familar and comfortable with FreeBSD, I
> do have some Linux exposure, and it might serve me better to become as
> comfortable with it a I am FreeBSD.  I'd like to hear the thoughs of those
> here who've faced similar decisions, or at least extensive exposure to
> both.
>
> Secondly, I am also hearing that software RAID has come a long way in
> terms of performance and recoverability of late.  For example, vinum now
> allows root partitions to be mirrored?  I will be going from SAS/SCSI to
> SATA in any case.  It's become apparent that most customers would much
> rather have a lot more storage than a few ms quicker access.  Again,
> thoughts and experiences appreciated.
>
> TIA,
>
> James Smallacombe       PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor
> [email protected]     http://3.am
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