[buug] Perspective from a newbie

[Skip Evans]

Hey all,

Just wanted to chime in briefly. I chose BSD for our server here mostly because a guy who I expected to get some assistance from runs it, is quite satisfied and knows it extremely well. Therefore, I figured he'd be a good source of info and advice.

As I said when I first joined the list a few weeks back, while having only light, informal sys admin experience, I've developed under Unix (mostly Solaris and HP-UX, C/C++ client server and Java application servers) for many years so feel quite comfortable in the environment. Actually quite looking forward to converting our intranet from ASP to PHP.

As for my experience just getting started with BSD, it's been quite straightforward, though I know I have a lot ahead of me. The install truly surprised me in how easy it went. I was a little nervous going into that, but it was a breeze.

And, lastly, this group has turned out to be a real find! My friend who had originally offered to build the server and configure it initially not only is finishing his PhD (probably the foremost expert on how dolphins make that funny click noise ;) but he's also having health problems and I have been loath to disturb him. So when I stumbled across BUUG trying to find some answers to some initial questions, I was quite pleased to see such a wealth of knowledge right in my own backyard. (Hardly suprising, since it is 'Berkely').

Thanks for all the help so far, looking forward to the next meeting.



Skip Evans
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