Received: from spf3.us4.outblaze.com (spf3.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.25]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iALMuT4h013241 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:56:30 GMT Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by spf3.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E57E853DDE for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:56:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CW0lq-00062g-8N for migo@homemail.com; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:05:26 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CW0lE-00062a-Vh for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:04:49 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CW0lE-00062O-H3 for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:04:48 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CW0lE-00062L-EP for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:04:48 -0500 Received: from [80.91.229.2] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CW0c9-0006IZ-Cz for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:55:25 -0500 Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CW0c8-0007v8-00 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:55:24 +0100 Received: from anyanka.rfc1149.net ([81.56.47.149]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:55:23 +0100 Received: from sam by anyanka.rfc1149.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:55:23 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org From: Samuel Tardieu Date: 21 Nov 2004 23:51:24 +0100 Organization: Avian Carrier & Friends Message-ID: <87fz32u87n.fsf@beeblebrox.rfc1149.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: anyanka.rfc1149.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 X-Leafnode-NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:660:330f:f810:200:39ff:fe25:3aa2 Subject: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Please recommend a simple open source Unix for arch X-BeenThere: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: a discussion list for all things arch-ish List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Errors-To: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Status: RO Content-Length: 908 Lines: 15 >>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Wilcox writes: Andrew> I think I remember Tom saying sometime that he liked FreeBSD. Andrew> Or was it OpenBSD? Anyway, that's what I'm looking for, a Andrew> suggestion for a simple, modular open source Unix to run arch Andrew> on. If you like simplicity, a BSD system is the way to go. If you like *extreme* simplicity, NetBSD is the system of choice. If you like a mix of simplicity and ease of upgrading some of your packages as well as efficiency, FreeBSD is the beast you are looking for. Sam, former Debian developer and (mostly Free)BSD addict -- Samuel Tardieu -- sam@rfc1149.net -- http://www.rfc1149.net/sam _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/