Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 16:15:32 -0800 From: Dale Morris <dlm@well.com> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: why so few knowledge base for FreeBSD?? Message-ID: <20020323161532.A25977@lymond.lvcablemodem.com> In-Reply-To: <006b01c1d275$de473620$2c14fea9@ultra2000>; from csmith@icdc.com on Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 08:50:56 -0500 References: <3c9c6c23.51b6.1804289383@subdimension.com> <006b01c1d275$de473620$2c14fea9@ultra2000>
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I've been fooling around with linux for the past couple of years, and having tried several versions; redhat, debian, libranet, mandrake, and a couple more I don't remember; now I have found my way to freebsd. Debian seems to be the *best* (linux distro) as far as system administration, slackware the most unix-like, redhat the easiest to install and best documentation; mailing lists on debian are pretty good, but from where I've seen so far, I would say the freebsd world is the best. My questions to the lists have been answered quickly and with much less harrassment than debian, the handbook seems pretty good (except I couldn't get a working install of X 4.1 by following directions) and the system administration is equal to or better than debian. I don't know.. but it seems that building from the ports and watching all compiling going on makes for a healthier operating system. Another thing I've been telling my friends is that freebsd 'feels' smoother, and I used the analogy of a Leica to a Minolta rangefinder camera. Just my opinion after 2.5 years on the run from $ms. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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