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If you have to ask that question and you're running web servers the BSD's are probably not right for you. OS choice mainly comes down to preferences, some peop
by avar 16y ago
If you have to ask that question and you're running web servers the BSD's are probably not right for you.
OS choice mainly comes down to preferences, some people like the way the BSD's do things, and some don't. There are some features that Linux has that the BSD's don't and vica-versa (like ZFS support on FreeBSD). But it's probably not going to matter on a web server.
- neovive 16y agoVery true. At work, our sysadmin prefers Solaris so everything we run here is Solaris-based. I actually prefer Ubuntu Server for my personal projects since I prefer its Apache structure and easier package management. In the end, the results are the same.
- apotheon 16y agoI don't see how Ubuntu's benefits over Solaris are relevant to a comparison with FreeBSD.
- xiongchiamiov 16y agoThe GP was stating that choosing Ubuntu over Solaris is merely a matter of preference, just as choosing FreeBSD over Ubuntu is.
- wazoox 16y agoIt depends, apparently mysql for example poses real problems under FreeBSD under heavy load. edit : to make it clear, Perlmonks.org for instance have performance problems because their host (which is also mine, BTW), pair.com, hosts the (heavy) mysql database backing the site under FreeBSD.
- apotheon 16y agoMySQL is not written in a very portable manner. I prefer PostgreSQL for a number of reasons, and the fact that its developers are concerned with portability is one of the more minor reasons.