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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!ix.netcom.com!netnews From: scottl@ix.netcom.com (scott long) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.0a install: Yuck! Date: 18 Nov 1994 11:39:08 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 40 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ai3os$98k@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> References: <3adv8i$dqh@Germany.EU.net> <JKH.94Nov17074241@freefall.cdrom.com> <JKH.94Nov17185933@freefall.cdrom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-orl2-19.ix.netcom.com In <JKH.94Nov17185933@freefall.cdrom.com> jkh@freefall.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes: > >In article <3aggef$br1@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> scottl@ix.netcom.com (scott long) writes: > > This brings up a question in my mind.... I remember about 1 to 1 1/2 > years ago when 386bsd split up into NetBSD / FreeBSD hearing someone say > that NetBSD was the radical, experimental operating system for experts > and gurus only, while FreeBSD would be more sane and conservative OS. > Maybe I'm wrong, but this seems to be reversed. Could someone refresh > me on the differences? Thanks. > >1. We're talking about an ALPHA release here. I shouldn't need to explain > what the word "ALPHA" means in regard to a software release. > >2. If anything, the poster was complaining that the installation was > trying too hard to hold his hand (or other bodily part). I'd say > that this is entirely consistant with our "not just for experts" > philosophy. Ok, so we fully intend to have an "expert mode" as > well, but this was (again) ALPHA code. > > Jordan > I think my meaning got taken a little wrong, sorry about that. Actually, I've been out of the net for over a year and I am IMPRESSED with what I see of FreeBSD 2.0. I just thought that it was ironic that you would be suggesting to use NetBSD for a easier installation. Not meant to be a slam at all. But back to my question, what are the differences now between NetBSD and FreeBSD? Scott