Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 19:19:26 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joe \"Marcus\" Clarke" <jmcla@ocala.cs.miami.edu> To: RHS Camel Smoker <bbobb@blerg.dyn.ml.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux vs fbsd Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.970925191131.5755A-100000@ocala.cs.miami.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970925155629.14515E-100000@blerg.dyn.ml.org>
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You can get the daemon t-shirts and embroidered shirts at http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/index.html. -Joe Clarke On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, RHS Camel Smoker wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, Joe "Marcus" Clarke wrote: > > > Subject: Re: linux vs fbsd > > > > FreeBSD is by far, a better operating system. Why? Well, first, pretty > > much anything you can run on Linux will run on FreeBSD with very little > > effort. > > *grin* little effort = little fun ;-) > > > It's rock solid, and has, by far, the best support of all of > > any Intel operating system. If I have a question, this list, or people > > like Greg Lehey and Brian Sommers will answer it expediently. > > [root@blerg games]# uptime > 3:24pm up 1 day, 8:33, 7 users, load average: 1.03, 1.01, 1.00 > > the longest I can keep my linux box up is around 3 days. I've hit 2 weeks > before...then it kinda fell apart. =] > > > As for playing around with it, it's got a load of games, > > window managers, drawing/painting apps, and tricks. > > *grin* I was aiming more for playing around with the kernel, but games are > a pretty definite plus ;-) > > > Linux, in my > > opinion, is too mixed up and confusing. You have a variety of different > > Linux kinds, with support being muddled, and at times, hard to find. > > FreeBSD has one central outlet for support, upgrades, and apps, with > > easy-to-find links to related sites, and related documentation. Plus, > > if that doesn't win you, FreeBSD has that kick-ass daemon for a logo. > > heheheh...I've read stories about that daemon...;-) > > *shrug* I'm convinced. I've gotten around 5 messages back from this list - > the most responses I've ever seen from a specific question. > > thanks. :-) > > now...where do I get those freebsd t-shirts? ;-) > > > > > -Joe Clarke > > > > ps - thought it was kind of a bsd-ish sign that PGP would compile with a > 'make bsd', but choke with a 'make linux'. =] >
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