On 21, Oct, 2001 at 11:43:12AM -0400, Steve Furlong wrote:
Sunder wrote:
Why Plan-9? I'd say go with OpenBSD. :) Built in crypto, built in firewall, secure on installation without you needing to tweak stuff. Hell you can even tell it to encrypt swap pages.
I'd really like to use OBSD for my always-on server, but there are a few shortcomings.
- New Java stuff: I need to have Java servlets, JSP, and all that rot available from my web site, and last time I tried, a few months ago, the new Java stuff just wasn't there yet. Eighty-five step installation procedure which either didn't work quite right or was too much for my tiny brain. (The procedure was actually for FBSD, but it didn't work there, either, so the chances of getting it working on OBSD were negligible.)
In 3.0 (out around Dec. 1st) you have jakarta-tomcat and jserv ports that might be what you need. I don't use it myself though, so I don't know how well it works, or how easy it is to configure.
- Encrypted file systems: I want my main server to have TCFS or
I think Linux is better at this. What about www.rubberhose.org? Works best on linux it seems. I'll play around with it sometime during the next two weeks when I get the new SuSE Linux. Plan 9 looks really, really cool too, though. ;-) Have a nice day Morten -- Morten Liebach <morten@hotpost.dk> PGP-key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xD796A4EB https://pc89225.stofanet.dk/ || http://pc89225.stofanet.dk/