Subj : FreeBSD/MINIX
To   : WILLIAM HURN
From : Lawrence Garvin
Date : Sat Oct 06 2001 10:28 am

WILLIAM wrote to ALL at 13:47 02 Oct:

 WH> Anybody here running Free BSD? 

Yep.

 WH> I see it mentioned occasionally on the Linux Echo where I guess it 
 WH> is considered "on topic", at least to the extent that mentioners 
 WH> are rarely yelled at by the monitor. <BG>  

 WH> Runners... what version are you running?

v4.2

 WH> CheapBytes & The Linux Mall have BSD 4.1 for about $10 or less 
 WH> (including shipping).  Interested in your comments especially how 
 WH> it compares with running Linux.  Harder/less user friendly, I've 
 WH> heard.

My observation is that the installation was a dream. From what I've observed, 
practiced, and heard about most of the Linux installations, including the 
'debugging' one has to do after installation, the FreeBSD was a breeze.

I downloaded two diskette images, booted from the floppy disk, and installed 
the entire system across my DSL Internet connection in about an hour.

 WH> How about MINIX?  I have run the 386 version but don't have it 
 WH> loaded right now.

I have no experience with Minix.

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