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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:2580 comp.os.linux.misc:17118 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!strath-cs!str-ccsun!news.cc!dmarples From: dmarples@voyager.comms.eee.strath.ac.uk (David Marples) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs *BSD (new twist) Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Date: 3 Jun 94 10:20:32 Organization: /home/dmarples/.organization Lines: 27 Message-ID: <DMARPLES.94Jun3102032@voyager.comms.eee.strath.ac.uk> References: <2sl6o3$pvs@aurora.engr.latech.edu> <2smc4m$daj@Mercury.mcs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: comms.eee.strath.ac.uk In-reply-to: dleeds@MCS.COM's message of 2 Jun 1994 23:38:46 -0500 In article <2smc4m$daj@Mercury.mcs.com> dleeds@MCS.COM (Daniel Leeds) writes: Yes. How does one justify that the bindist is not a useable system m8?? IF superior means nice color displays geared for morons and so much excess shit that the majority will never use/need then yes, it is superior. I install FreeBSD I get a very useable system that only requires me to add the tools I choose to use from the ports collection. Linux makes me spend a million years getting rid of the excess crap. And whose friggin idea was it for that godawful bloody color ls?? Wankers if you ask me. ;) : How do you use virtual consoles on FreeBSD? Compile with SYSCONS and RTFM. rm /etc/DIR_COLORS makes it just like the real thing. At least I get the choice. RTFM? I'm pleased that you agree that there is room for both systems to co-exist, compliment each other and generally aim for different types of users. This tolerant, understanding attitude will help us go forward in competing with the likes of NT... DAVE D.J.Marples@strath.ac.uk BTW: Haven't we already done this thread?