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free vs commercial Unix

First off, I apologize for making my first post here a question that has probably been asked over a billion times... however with the ever changing nature of technology, it almost seems like yesterday's answers are no longer applicable.

Basically I am looking to start up a business and am trying to figure out what OS is best for me. I definately want to use Unix over Linux as I am more familiar with Unix. I am not an experienced Unix admin however I am reading as much as I can to try to get up to speed.

My business will be running its own servers for DNS/web/database/proxy-cache/email/etc. I would like if possible to use a single common OS throughout all the servers to make administration easier. I am prepared to buy Sun servers if necessary to run Solaris, or IBM servers to run AIX, etc etc... I also am willing to purchase servers and load FreeBSD/netBSD/OpenBSD on it. What it really comes down to though is power/stability/security/flexibility. I want whatever is the best OS for the job.

I was originally thinking of going with Sun servers running Solaris, however I have gotten many mixed messages regarding whether this is a good idea or not. Most people seem to say that FreeBSD is the best for my purposes and that Solaris's advantage is mainly the ability to run Oracle and to hot-swap CPU's, etc.

Being that I am fairly new to the Unix world, I don't have a preference, and am willing to learn whatever I get. I just am trying to make a more educated decision regarding which Unix is the best for me.

So any help that you guys could offer in aiding my decision would be much appreciated. What are the benefits of each OS, vs the cons of each OS? Is the main draw of FreeBSD that it is free? Etc etc.

Thanks Smilie

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install-solaris

install-solaris(1M)													       install-solaris(1M)

NAME

       install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system

SYNOPSIS

       install-solaris

       install-solaris	invokes  the  Solaris  Install	program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
       install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.

       The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:

       For SPARC machines:

       128 MB

	   Minimum physical memory for all installation types

       128 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

       384 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation

       For x86 machines:

       256 MB

	   Minimum physical memory for all installation types

       256 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

       512 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation

       In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number  of  fea-
       tures available.

       install-solaris	exists	only  on  the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the  for more
       details.

       install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
       installation media. Refer to the  for disk space requirements.

       Refer to the  for more information on the various menus and selections.

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcdrom  (Solaris instal-  |
       |			     |lation media)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

       pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)

       It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.

								    23 Sep 2005 					       install-solaris(1M)

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