From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 11 11:54:11 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1756A106567F for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:54:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from abalour@gmail.com) Received: from hs-out-0708.google.com (hs-out-0708.google.com [64.233.178.246]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D29698FC26 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:54:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from abalour@gmail.com) Received: by hs-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id h53so951100hsh.11 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:54:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:reply-to :sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :references:x-google-sender-auth; bh=JSyULvduXbJoB+xU4Emc095DHVuuiZStouHZFIi4IoE=; b=CpK3M6xZDizTlbPwK5447rLoIpK1cMmcLkgGn0a9qA9uHk5nRRk7uBZrxZ7UJRtFzY 72zoNjU93MyjV1kL/5UZIli7Zs9rrd2NORZdPM2k6e7FpbgFfOhIE6tbIYCtUjKN58r+ VqlCJj1UBHEqdb5csH2OItohPsbe1uUOKRP/U= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to :mime-version:content-type:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=TYVVpol6DKQ6JKroNUTC/+/Oryl8a9dILofS3dFo87LfakhrAOrjToSRv0N8dJLEZR 8TwS7syXaiKYkU464NeyeiS4R5eHwz17PCBO8L3q9FdAwoyIeMFYe/NdLPfUTliqTE4V 5GomP0udihyNZeRrt411QTgwoiprPygvePzoo= Received: by 10.150.58.17 with SMTP id g17mr3300074yba.68.1215777247666; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:54:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.150.211.18 with HTTP; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:54:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <35f70db10807110454w79ee2c78xa75fbfd9e5187c76@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:54:07 +0200 From: "Ross Cameron" Sender: abalour@gmail.com To: "Ian Lord" In-Reply-To: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local> X-Google-Sender-Auth: c6bde3b17a504730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux for freebsd admins X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:54:11 -0000 I'd go with CRUX www.crux.nu I've used it for the same reasons as a base for my embedded Linux distro's On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Ian Lord wrote: > Hi, > > > > I am not trying to start a war linux vs freebsd or a long thread on which > distribution is best. Just trying to get a quick answer here. > > > > I am an inconditional to freebsd and I love it. Unfortunately I have an > application that doesn't support freebsd and only run on linux. I tried to > run it for a week under freebsd and it doesn't work. > > > > I have to install a linux machine and don't know which distribution to > take. > > > > I tried debian ubuntu and fedora and didn't like them. > > > > I want: > > - A basic install (not 900 packages installed by default > > - No gui, I like my flashing cursor > > - an equivalent of ports. I want to easily compile my ports I don't like > prebuilt package. Want to retrieve them by cvs. > > - an equivalent to portupgrade. > > > > I gotta admit mabe the three I tried was able to do that, but I'm so > negative about linux thay maybe I didn't see the good point of it. > > > > Could you tell me which distribution you are using when you have no choice > and need to go to linux ? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Fred Allen - "Television is a medium because anything well done is rare."