Collins, Michael G.

Last week I quietly moved this blog along with everything else on my old server to a new host.  Why, you ask?  Well cost was a big factor, I simply felt that I was paying too much for way more server than I actually needed.  But another equally important factor was the server OS.  I moved from RHEL4 to FreeBSD 7, and I am glad that I did.  I’ve been running various flavors of Linux on desktops and servers for over 10 years, and have only toyed with FreeBSD occasionally, but I’ve always wanted to find an excuse to start using it more.

Installing all the software I needed was a breeze thanks to the ports collection, and overall the administration has just been a lot less painful.  My new hosting provider, RootBSD, were really quick getting everything setup, and their support (though I haven’t needed anything from them besides getting my domains on their DNS) were really fast and helpful.

I also feel a little better about supporting BSD-licensed software over GPL, but I am going to resist the temptation to turn this into a "You got your politics in my software!" rant.  I’m just going to run the software that works best for my needs, and I plan to continue running Slackware on my desktop at home for a long time.