From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 11 11:59:28 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 9BD2F1065675 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:59:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nickhardcore@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF1598FC19 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:59:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nickhardcore@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so2108826fgb.35 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:58:48 -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 :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=jZq1xFS5RDLgdM9+H4WRHvH1HZeLrIzgNkCIVyiNCL4=; b=s4tcjdabQlutstU1/CmvjKSRmvwbiqp32I4NUa+/xJJ3r3LM+B72SVOce1UhXJ6OLG TWGIxuPKt3ELHZL52rm9MvL7aLKXK8M80KQAmf7LMRInCRVx3X5zjhNrY89lncU8xNQx MPsxKKn3yvJpSJu42lX3j6D7oOZM7p9duWwFo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=pxrsKXjccIcVt/WWEZVFGKMHka+1GSlmFmfFM+Mq0w0egTYcJYhldnA+YGgdLAA3Co nPiwWfixS676BRpKmw8FbPCbDri5+78sYZYb4Tkw+v3OnjsJ35GdxBSR8TF7SoQyqU6a 5njGUD0r7OuREcGYUhxJy1+osn/xaNWre3kE0= Received: by 10.86.63.19 with SMTP id l19mr9719178fga.60.1215777528750; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:58:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?212.4.4.20? ( [212.4.4.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 12sm965902fgg.0.2008.07.11.04.58.41 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:58:42 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48774B34.1020808@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:59:48 +0200 From: nickhardcore User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080505) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ian Lord References: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local> In-Reply-To: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: nickhardcore@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:59:28 -0000 Absolutely Gentoo. A very flexible distro, doing what you say to do! 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"