Re: [squid-users] Setting up squid for Satellite.

Use whatever OS you are comfortable with, Edward. Squid runs very
solidly on Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and probably a few
other *nixen. The Cygwin port is reportedly stable on NT now too,
though it will certainly run slower than on equivelent Unix hardware.
Fact is, it's probably easiest for a beginner to use Red Hat for just
the reason that Wojtek condemns it--because there is lots of good
documentation out there to teach you how to do things specifically on
Red Hat.

Wojtek has a personal vendetta against all things Red Hat (and even all
things Linux--referring to it as 'unstable' every chance he gets). It
is safe to ignore the advice of one who has so much FUD to spread around.

Wojtek: Again, anti-distro sentiments are best kept to oneself, and are
certainly not appropriate on the Squid mailing list. If you must spread
them, go onto a Linux IRC channel...you'll find plenty of folks eager to
argue with you about whether Red Hat sucks and looks too much like Windows.

Edward wrote:

> Ok.
>
> What is the best os I should use?
>
> Or what do you use?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Edward Millington
> (Network Administrator & Senior Technical Support Technician)
> Cariaccess Communications Ltd.
> Wildey
> St. Michael
> Barbados
> 1-246-430-7435
> Fax : 1-246-431-0170
> www.cariaccess.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <wojtek@3miasto.net>
> To: "Edward" <edward@cariaccess.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 8:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Setting up squid for Satellite.
>
>
>
>>>To all of us (windows users), there are all the same.
>>>
>>this is an exact problem - that many commercial vendors makes
>>"linux" products looking like windows.

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Received on Sun May 13 2001 - 18:40:12 MDT