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From: pgf@american.com (Paul G. Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Impression
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Date: 22 Dec 1995 15:57:11 GMT
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Rui-Tao Dong ~{6-HpLN~} (rdong@printrak.com) wrote:
:
: The FreeBSD install procedure is quite impressive. Dynamic driver
: configuration, installation through an ftp server etc, all in a single
: floppy. I wish I can do that with Linux.
single floppy? i think you mean two... one boot, one root.
:
: The biggest problem I have with FreeBSD is the lack of DOCUMENTATION. I
: bet not many UNIX users know what a MBR is. Comparing with Linux, LILO
i won't argue the point too much, but did you try looking at the help
during the install -- i found it quite informative regarding disks and
boot managers. but then, i'm already pretty familiar with all that, so
i might not be the best judge.
i run linux at home, and FreeBSD at work. i like 'em both. freebsd is
very stable, very predictable, very uniform from machine to machine. and
the ports/packages stuff is great -- if somethings been ported, or made
into a package, you _know_ it will run, as opposed to the linux anarchy
where binaries are tailored for the machine of the person that built it,
and may or may not be suitable for your particular setup/release/distribution/
share-lib release level.
on the other hand, you probably won't find drivers for the PowerGlove for
freebsd. :-)
paul
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