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From: gillham@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.0a install: Yuck!
Date: 18 Nov 1994 20:16:26 GMT
Organization: Andrews University
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In article <3ai3os$98k@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> scottl@ix.netcom.com (scott long) writes:
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>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?

I think what Jordan meant, was that if the original poster didn't like
the 2.0A install program trying to "hold his hand" or "simplify the
install", that he'd be much happier with the NetBSD install as it is
still low-level and grungy..  i.e. better have a pen/paper/calculator
handy...  Note that I run NetBSD, and the install is ok for me, but
scares some of my friends.. :-)

Rough differences: (if I'm misinformed, correct me!)

  NetBSD:  Solid, multiplatform support, for the "hard core" server
	   or development platform.  Supports quite a few different
	   platforms, something like 8 or 9.
	   Before it offended anybody, we would have said something
	   like this: "REAL MEN run NetBSD" :-) :-)

 FreeBSD:  Solid i386 support.  More "desktop" oriented feature set.
	   (IMHO), like support for lots of audio cards, etc..
	   Still makes a solid i386 server platform though, check out
	   ftp.cdrom.com if you don't believe it!


Good luck!

-Andrew
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