>
> Sure, but the flip-side is that there really shouldn't be any need for
> anyone on-site to need to touch the OS itself. For example,
> distributed.net has run boxes all over the place for years and I think
> we've only twice needed human intervention at the console due to
> software, and that was only because we didn't have a hardware-based
> serial console.
And when the hard drive dies?
> Ultimately, everyone's motivation in OSS is different; if the folks
> running pgFoundry enjoy doing so because it's on FBSD that's fine with
> me, so long as stuff is working well.
Ahh but most of the folks running pgFoundry are Linux people ;)...
Joshua D. Drake
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