From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 29 21:30:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA18566 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:30:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from server1.wallnet.com (server1.wallnet.com [208.225.162.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA18555 for ; Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:30:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cweimann@server1.wallnet.com) Received: (from cweimann@localhost) by server1.wallnet.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) id AAA26396; Mon, 30 Nov 1998 00:26:20 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19981130002620.E24446@wallnet.com> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 00:26:20 -0500 From: "Christopher S. Weimann" To: Dragon Knight , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Frustrated with bsd References: <001c01be1c19$a918fda0$0101a8c0@death> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <001c01be1c19$a918fda0$0101a8c0@death>; from Dragon Knight on Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 09:26:44PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 09:26:44PM -0700, Dragon Knight wrote: > > It is quite easy to get the OS set up and > learn the basics unless you are a complete idiot. In which case i suggest > you order a RedHat linux CD. I hear the new version 5.2 is easier to > install than ever. > I had the displeasure of installing a couple of different Linuxes ( Caldera and RedHat 5 ) and I have to say that I think FreeBSD's install is superior to both of them. Caldera couldn't find my network card and it was a real pain to tell it the io and irq for the card ( 0x300, 5 whats the big deal? ) and I haven't found a Linux site that provides anything of the quality of the FreeBSD handbook. -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Christopher Weimann SysAdmin Wall Internet LLC. Email: cweimann@wallnet.com PO Box 255 Web: http://www.wallnet.com/~cweimann Manasquan NJ, 08736 732-223-1777 ------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message