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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:2228 comp.os.linux.misc:12419 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!umd5.umd.edu!mark From: mark@elea.umd.edu (Mark Sienkiewicz) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Impressions: FreeBSD vs Linux Date: 4 Apr 1994 22:41:36 GMT Organization: Zeno, IPST, University of Maryland Lines: 28 Message-ID: <2nq530$7hh@hecate.umd.edu> References: <CMzw69.92K@tower.nullnet.fi> <2nf0fo$76u@sbus.entropic.com> <2nm6tb$m6u@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <2nmeb4$ro@menudo.uh.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: elea.umd.edu In article <2nmeb4$ro@menudo.uh.edu>, cosc19v2 <cosc19v2@menudo.uh.edu> wrote: > >I think that installing DOS/UNIX in one disk is quite typical, and >if you read the volumenous 386BSD FAQ or succinct NetBSD Install guide, >nothing is clear about it. I think it is *also* typical to blow DOS away and hope to never see it again. You may have noticed that many BSD users already have rather strong biases about what their computer should be like, and it doesn't include primitive boot loaders pretending to be operating systems. [ :) ] Also, notice that it seems to be a point of pride to say "My machine has been up for XX days." That also suggests a lack of DOS. I think a lot of us don't *want* DOS on our machines, therefore haven't spent a lot of time figuring out how to make it work. This is not to say that I think we should disallow DOS completely. Just recognize that Linux is getting a lot of the more casual users because it does a better job at accomadating them. Mark S. p.s. I liked the Netbsd 0.9 install. It did everything I wanted in a simple and clear fashion. I guess I'm going to have to go buy a disk to install Linux on, just to see their install program. :)