Re: FreeBSD vs Linux for newbie?

"Alexander N. Spitzer" <nntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4706F4F3.1030104@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Paul wrote:
I am considering a dedicated server hosted remotely. I am a developer.
Although I get around on *nix boxes ok. I rarely install or configure
apps.

I have a choice of FreeBSD and CentOS (which is basically Red Hat
Enterprise without the branding).

Security is a HUGE factor to me but I need to be able to install and
configure easily.

Which would you recommend and why?

Many thanks!

There is no real answer to this philosophical question, but:

You did not mention what you are doing, so we will assume it is a webapp.
what are you using? mysql, postgresql, java, tomcat, jetty, perl, python,
php, ruby?

If you go with a BSD flavor, the OpenBSD (openbsd.org) is "the most secure
of the default installations"... but you don't get anything of much use
without installing new packages, and "tainting" the security.

Linux would probably be the easiest for you to manage.

Use "yum" to install/update packages.

Setup iptables so that only the web server port is available to the
public, and ssh is available only from your office/house.

If you write a poor web application, then one can break into any machine.


Alexander Spitzer
Bonsai Bonanza
http://www.BonsaiBonanza.com

Thanks and cool bonsai trees. I used to grow a few in my youth and really
enjoyed the "patient process".

I am a developer installing my own web apps using php and mysql. I am
choosing between Centos 4 or 5 and FreeBSD 6.1 FreeBSD is more secure out
of the box than Centos but not quite as easy to install/update, though it
doesn;t look too diificult.

I am hosted now on a virtual dedicated server where I can control everything
except a few things that I occasionnaly need like compile rights and mail
names server to change domains of same email names (I can't have bob@xxxxxxx
and bob@xxxxxxx because I con only have ONE bob name.)

Thanks.


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