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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:2526 comp.os.linux.misc:16347 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!wariat.org!kf8nh!bsa 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$pvs@aurora.engr.latech.edu> Lines: 16 In article <2sl6o3$pvs@aurora.engr.latech.edu>, ramos@engr.latech.edu (Alex Ramos) says: +--------------- | 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? +------------->8 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 -- Brandon S. Allbery kf8nh@kf8nh.ampr.org bsa@kf8nh.wariat.org The FUDs at Microsoft are shouting "Kill The Wabi!"