Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-16 Thread Matthew Faircliff
Try www.rootbsd.net - FreeBSD VM's backed by great service. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-15 Thread Aryeh Friedman
- Forwarded message ------ > From: Tom Worster > Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM > Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could > To: dalesc...@shaw.ca > Cc: FreeBSD > > > On 11/13/10 6:32 PM, "dalesc...@shaw.ca" wrote: > >>> but dedicated/vps does

Fwd: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-15 Thread Aryeh Friedman
low static IP's for non-business users which is twice the cost almost]) -- Forwarded message -- From: Tom Worster Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could To: dalesc...@shaw.ca Cc: FreeBSD On 11/13/10 6:32 PM, "dalesc...@shaw.ca"

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-15 Thread Tom Worster
On 11/13/10 6:32 PM, "dalesc...@shaw.ca" wrote: >> but dedicated/vps does not offer what cloud computing does. > >What do feel are the advantages of the cloud? i haven't used one yet but, as far as i can tell, the interesting differences derive from how the could platform implements network, sto

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread dalescott
> but dedicated/vps does not offer what cloud computing does. What do feel are the advantages of the cloud? Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.___ freeb

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Nerius Landys
> > What do feel are the advantages of the cloud? > It costs more money. So the advantage is that it stimulates the economy. :-P ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe,

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Tom Worster
i am very happy with the service i get from my provider of freebsd dedicated hosts. and there's no shortage of offerings for vps as well. but dedicated/vps does not offer what cloud computing does. On 11/13/10 4:05 PM, "Nerius Landys" wrote: >Hi, I'm a 3 year customer of M5 Hosting. >They are

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Nerius Landys
Hi, I'm a 3 year customer of M5 Hosting. They are in San Diego. I am a very very pleased customer. :-) On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Alejandro Imass wrote: > Use M5 Hosting. They are FBSD friendly and offer outstanding and human > support. > ___ >

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Alejandro Imass
Use M5 Hosting. They are FBSD friendly and offer outstanding and human support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@free

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Tom Worster
On 11/13/10 8:57 AM, "Wojciech Puchar" wrote: >> different Windowses they offer. >> >> But ultimately their decision will depend on market interest. >> >> Here's the contact info if you want to voice your interest: >> >> http://www.rackspacecloud.com/aboutus/contact >> >> >> A Xen expert says yo

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Tom Worster
if i used farcebook, i might start a campaign page to drum up support for freebsd on rackspace cloud. any takers? On 11/13/10 9:20 AM, "Aryeh Friedman" wrote: >Thats good news because currently we have a gentoo machine with them >(the closest linux distro to FreeBSD in philosophy and implement

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Aryeh Friedman
Thats good news because currently we have a gentoo machine with them (the closest linux distro to FreeBSD in philosophy and implementation) and since i have been a big FB user for years I have already told them we would like to switch if they offered the option On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:43 AM, To

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Aryeh Friedman
Also you can make an official vote for freebsd at http://feedback.rackspacecloud.com/forums/71021-product-feedback and then search for freebsd On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > Thats good news because currently we have a gentoo machine with them > (the closest linux distro

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Bruce Cran
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:57:13 +0100 (CET) Wojciech Puchar wrote: > the ideal solution is not to use VM-style services at all. > i'm not sure in what country you live but getting a place with usable > network where you can put your own computer isn't even a problem in > Poland which is said to ha

Re: FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-13 Thread Wojciech Puchar
different Windowses they offer. But ultimately their decision will depend on market interest. Here's the contact info if you want to voice your interest: http://www.rackspacecloud.com/aboutus/contact A Xen expert says you could order a Windows VM and overwrite it with 64 bit FreeBSD and that

FreeBSD on Rackspace Could

2010-11-11 Thread Tom Worster
I got a somewhat encouraging response from Rackspace when I asked if they were going to offer FreeBSD in addition to the 17 different Linuxes and 5 different Windowses they offer. But ultimately their decision will depend on market interest. Here's the contact info if you want to voice your inter