From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu Mar 8 5:13:27 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mail.xmission.com (mail.xmission.com [198.60.22.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35CF037B71A; Thu, 8 Mar 2001 05:13:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rootman@xmission.com) Received: from [166.70.9.39] (helo=blackmirror.xmission.com) by mail.xmission.com with smtp (Exim 3.12 #1) id 14b0EJ-0001N1-00; Thu, 08 Mar 2001 06:13:20 -0700 From: Joe Warner To: dibble@cc.gatech.edu, "Jeffrey J. Lee" , Joe.Warner@smed.com, David Johnson Subject: Re: About Unix Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 05:28:03 -0700 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.28] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org, Russell Francis , owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org, Super Saijin References: <01030800251100.00557@r55h47.res.gatech.edu> In-Reply-To: <01030800251100.00557@r55h47.res.gatech.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01030806130900.00247@blackmirror.xmission.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I wasn't trying to associate UNIX with Linux here and start a Linux bash-fest. I was merely trying to explain the meaning behind the term "flavor". I know a lot of people, myself included, refer to the different UNIX distributions as flavors. IMO, the term flavor seems appropriate for the 180+ distributions of Linux out there. As far as the BSD vs Linux argument goes, it's an old one and one that I personally wish would go away. My first exposure to UNIX-like operating systems started over two years ago with Linux. If it weren't for Linux, I wouldn't know "cat" from "ls", much less the BSD's that I've grown so fond of today. I won't go into the reasons why I moved from Linux to FreeBSD because most of those reasons have been previously stated in this thread and would only inspire more flamage. Now, if you want to talk about BSD/Linux vs Windows, that's different and I'll be happy to jump in. I owe a lot to Linux and the BSD's for rescuing me from the boring/closed source world of Windows. I love to tinker and to learn new things. With Linux and the BSD's, you are almost forced to understand how your computer hardware and OS work together. With Windows, everything is done for you, you can't really customize it to your personal preference and you have to pay through the nose for any neat app you're interested in trying, not to mention the OS itself. It's like trying to paint creatively in a straight jacket. Just my $ 0.15 Cheers Joe You know you're in trouble when your wife asks you; "Would you like me any better if I had a square face?" -me On Wed, 07 Mar 2001, Jeffrey J. Lee wrote: > I still hate the idea of grouping Linux with Unix operating systems. But, > I'm probably just bitter. > > --jeff lee > > On Wednesday 07 March 2001 14:15, Joe.Warner@smed.com wrote: > > >If you're an optimist it will be > > >more like a candy store with something new > > >and tasty every minute. > > > > ..hence the term "flavors" of UNIX/Linux. > > > > Some are better tasting than others. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Joe > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message