Preparing for the Worst in FreeBSD

LiquidPC writes "In Part I of this series, Michael Lucas, from ONLamp.com, goes over preparing your FreeBSD computer for the worst in case of a system panic."

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Re:Good question: Why *haven't* they mentioned Rot

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Synopsis: Slashdot is run by hypocritical fucktards.

Details: Slashdot is a very reliable source for negative Microsoft news. They believe that by posting only negative Microsoft news, and posting only positive Linux-related news, that people will believe Linux is superior. Unforunately, the intelligent computer user does not rely on Slashdot's week-old link reposts for unbiased information. Slashdot is unable to accept that Linux is not, and will never be, all things to all people. Slashdot is also unable to accept that Microsoft provides a lot of very cool technology.

The bottom line is that the Cheap Software world is behind the game on a lot of technologies that matter to business. And .NET allows developers to build very powerful solutions around web services much more quickly -- and remember, Slashdot, some of us work in the real world, where time, and not banner ads, equals money -- than with Java and Apache's XML libraries. I've worked extensively with both technologies, and anyone who has also worked with both will agree with me. That's not to say that .NET doesn't have its weaknesses, but if you're an ASP and are prepared to commit to the framework, you have no excuse for not evaluating .NET. The Apache solutions remain viable for Arab terrorists and others who are unable to access Microsoft technology, but for businesses -- real businesses, not Slashdot/VA Linux wannabe stuff -- the investment is worth it.

Microsoft's release of the framework for FreeBSD is very interesting. I imagine its purpose is to allow the parts of Hotmail that still run on FreeBSD to interact with the .NET-enabled portions of Microsoft's enterprise services divisions. But do not be fooled into thinking that .NET on FreeBSD is a viable business solution; like J#, this technology will shortly disappear. I am curious, however, how .NET on FreeBSD compares to Java on FreeBSD. In terms of performance, .NET on Windows 2000 absolutely decimates Java on any platform -- you should read about how Microsoft reimplemented Sun's "Pet Shop" J2EE demo in .NET and acheived a 7X performace increase. I also wonder if .NET on FreeBSD allows the same access to legacy code that .NET on Windows does -- because that's another benefit of .NET, the ability to leverage existing components without even recompiling them.

Anyway, Slashdot is just a bunch of losers, and they'll be out on the street giving blowjobs for quarters before the summer. And then, their ignorant viewpoints won't even be a factor.