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From: bsa@kf8nh.wariat.org (Brandon S. Allbery)
Subject: Re: Linux vs *BSD (new twist)
Message-ID: <1994Jun3.000437.22342@kf8nh.wariat.org>
Organization: Brandon's Linux box and AmPR node, Mentor, OH
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 1994 00:04:37 GMT
References: <2sl6o3$pvs@aurora.engr.latech.edu>
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In article <2sl6o3$pvs@aurora.engr.latech.edu>, ramos@engr.latech.edu (Alex Ramos) says:
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| other.  However, I'd like to add an observation: The Linux Slackware
| 1.2.0 distribution is much superior to the FreeBSD 1.1 BinDist.  You
| get a much more usable system when you're done installing, all within
| roughly the same amount of disk space.  Any comments?
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Depends on your definition of "usable".  FreeBSD has a different target
audience; to them, I'm sure Slackware Linux is (a) less "usable" or (b) overly
bloated with "trash" or (c) both.

++Brandon
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Brandon S. Allbery	   kf8nh@kf8nh.ampr.org		 bsa@kf8nh.wariat.org
The FUDs at Microsoft are shouting "Kill The Wabi!"