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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com!jmonroy From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) Subject: Re: To BSD or not to BSD... Message-ID: <jmonroyCv0tG4.96@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <32mn8o$lc7@olympus.net> <337kpd$bkd@sundog.tiac.net> <CuyBF3.3Ln@tfs.com> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 03:52:51 GMT Lines: 37 Julian Elischer (julian@tfs.com) wrote: : In article <337kpd$bkd@sundog.tiac.net>, : Bill Heiser <bill@bhhome.ci.net> wrote: : >bassman@olympus.net (Dylan Vanderhoof) writes: : > : >If you use one of the LINUX distributions (good luck deciding *which* one :) : >then you'll get a complete fully functional system "right out of the box.". : >Nearly every imaginable utility will be there ready to use. : > : >If you pick *bsd, you need to pick and choose (and download separately from : >the net) each utility package you think you will need. The base *bsd system : >is fully functional but lacks many useful utilities. : Hey there are enough real differences.. You don't need to make up imaginary : ones! : All the usual things you want are on most mirror sites, in : the NEXT DIRECTORY.. (gee tha't not very far) : if you can get hold of one of the CDROMS, then they are all there. : look in th 'ports' directory wherever you get XBSD : and see what is available. : as an example look on ref.tfs.com I'm afraid I'll have to agree with Julian on this one. Even though the *bsd groups are less than harmonious, there is no reaons to make imaginary differences. IN that context, it is the BSD that should be considered, not the prefix. -- Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com Zebra Research /386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation ___________________________________________________________________________