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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!uunet!in3.uu.net!207.17.190.11!news.diac.com!news From: sitaram@diac.delete.com (Sitaram Chamarty) Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD (or something else?) Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 15:52:10 GMT Organization: none Lines: 18 Message-ID: <3347c5d8.749407980@news.diac.com> References: <332c9a76.3278270@news.adelaide.on.net> <5i1216$gc4$1@news3.realtime.net> <33457087.6003026@news.sprynet.com> <5i2ahu$1mi@twin.wasatch.com> <5i3f1a$nc5@hermes.synopsys.com> <5i78ee$bcs@twin.wasatch.com> Reply-To: sitaram@diac.delete.com NNTP-Posting-Host: p139.ts1.diac.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.os.linux:19869 comp.os.linux.misc:168286 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38572 bobh@wasatch.com (Bob Hauck) wrote: >The grain of truth in what you're saying is that if Linux had some >nice GUI configuration utilities it would be more approachable for >newbies. I'm all for that, and several groups are working on it >(e.g. the Control Panel in Red Hat). Just don't take away the text >configuration option! Anybody who suggests building a Registry for >Linux should be shot. I agree. On that note, has anyone used SAM (HP-UX) or SMIT (AIX). I haven't used much of either, but it seems to me in this case a commercial Unix has the lead over us (whether Linux or FreeBSD). Anyone who knows more about SAM or SMIT care to comment? Do they even qualify for this discussion? ------------------------------------- Sitaram Chamarty delete the word "delete" from the domain name - as I'm sure you've guessed - to get my email address