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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!news.stealth.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net!usenet From: drhumph@ibm.net Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: FreeBSD VS BSDI, INC. Date: 12 Sep 1996 14:18:23 GMT Lines: 26 Message-ID: <51963f$2dr4@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> Reply-To: drhumph@ibm.net NNTP-Posting-Host: slip166-72-78-159.ga.us.ibm.net X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.2.5 I've installed FreeBSD and am involved in getting up to speed in learning UNIX (BSD) system administration, learning how to navigate, etc. I wonder if anyone has had experience with FreeBSD and also BSDI, Inc. product, and could therefore comment on whether or not the BSDI product is more stable and less time intensive in terms of set-up and adminstration, problem resolution, etc. I need to minimize the amount of time required to set-up and maintain the site given real-world time constraints. The anticipated use of the software will be a startup ISP. Is the cost of the BSD product, approximately $995 for 16 user license worth it? A recent article in Boardwatch that covered BSDI and apache n combination, spoke highly of the BSDI product; in particular the built in scripts, etc. Please note that the system administrator of the selected system has a mainframe/cobol/basic programming/analyst background, but is very rusty, new to UNIX, runs another business as primary source of income and needs to make surefooted steps in view of his time constraints. Thanks for the advice in advance! Sincerely, Don H.