Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 14:41:36 -0500 (EST) From: Brandon Lockhart <brandon@engulf.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Slackware vs FreeBSD, aswell as my opinion on this list. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980320143420.4082A-100000@engulf.com> In-Reply-To: <199803201924.LAA24385@unx1.omnicode.com>
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Slackware vs. FreeBSD I have run both systems. I ran Slackware Linux for about 2 years, and am now experimenting with FreeBSD. When I ran Slackware, I was lucky to get a 10 day uptime. I have experimented with both Redhat5 and Slackware (96 i belive). Both of these operating system's chewed RAM like you wouldn't belive. It was close to Windows. When I installed FreeBSD. A 10 day uptime for me is considered bad. I am used to having uptimes of over a month. This is with half the RAM. I had to pump 128 megabytes of RAM into my Linux system (both) to get 10 day uptime's, where as with 64, running the same program's, I never even USE swap before I reboot. The only time I even reboot is when I am upgrading my kernel to the next 3.0-CURRENT strand. Also, someone prior had said that Linux had more documentation and support because more users who want to fool around use it. If you go into a book store, you will find about 20 books on Redhat, Slackware, Debian, etc. You will be lucky to find a book on FreeBSD. What I am about to say will contradict with what I say below, but I will give it a try anyway. A FreeBSD newbie is not necessarily a newbie to the UN*X operating system(s). I understand Linux like the back of my hand, but when I switched over to FreeBSD, I felt like a beginner again. The FreeBSD users you will find, tend to be the more experienced users. Yea, Linux is fun, but I feel FreeBSD is more stable. Better sources for support. Now, about my opinion on this list. There would be no FreeBSD chat between newbies if there where no questions. I think this list should be for FreeBSD newbies in general. Not just for chat, but questions also. I mean, the manual is a good place to find answers, but who write's those things. If we could understand them we wouldn't need to ask questions. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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