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Subject: Re: Linux VS FreeBSD as firewall / router
From: Adam Shostack <adam @ homeport . org>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 22:02:45 -0500 (EST)
To: CBROWN @ seitz . com (Chris Brown)
Cc: firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <1518772F012E0F00 @ seitz . com> from Chris Brown at "Mar 3, 97 04:36:33 pm"

Do you use either currently?  An OS you are familiar with is a good
base, since you know some of its ins and outs, and are more likely to
hear about security problems.

Chris Brown wrote:
|      One of the prime concerns is for a firewall.  I have been 
| looking at Linux for a bit, primarily the Debian distribution.  
| Either Debian or Redhat would be my linux rout however one of the 
| people here was talking to someone at Netcom and was pointer at 
| FreeBSD.  Is there an advantage to Linux of FreeBSD from any 
| stand point?  Performance, support or things like bug fixes are all 
| prime reasons to go for one over the other.  Any help would be 
| appreciated.
| 


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