From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 16 19:35:44 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id TAA27075 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 16 Apr 1996 19:35:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bogon.net (gw.bogon.net [204.137.132.49]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id TAA27042 for ; Tue, 16 Apr 1996 19:35:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from wes@localhost) by bogon.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) id TAA06499; Tue, 16 Apr 1996 19:33:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Wes Santee Message-Id: <199604170233.TAA06499@bogon.net> Subject: Re: Which OS? Linux or FreeBSD To: jimd@mistery.mcafee.com (Jim Dennis) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 19:33:16 -0700 (PDT) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199604170133.SAA18387@mistery.mcafee.com> from Jim Dennis at "Apr 16, 96 06:33:56 pm" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL15 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >From the desk of Jim Dennis comes: > [...] > Things I prefer about the Linux UI: > > Very flexible virtual console support (loadkeys, > select/gpm, etc). The only thing I miss in FreeBSD is a way to copy/cut between consoles using the mouse. I've asked about this before, but not received a response. > The extended filesystem attributes in the ext2fs filesystem. > (Particularly the 'i' "immutable" bit and the "append-only" > flags) man chflags > make config (and make menuconfig) to walk through > kernel configuration (vs. remember with directory those > kernel files are stored in anyway). This was something I actually *disliked* about kernel builds on Linux. I much prefer the config file format. Then again, I love esoteric files that are hard to understand. :) > Linux always comes with bash -- on FreeBSD I have to go > fetch it and build it. Another good reason to go FreeBSD. No shell should be that big! :) Oh, since bash is a port, you can also just grab the pre-compiled package, install it, and away you go. > FreeBSD's concept of "ports" and a tree of > make files and diffs that get a free package from its > "home ftp site," applies any FreeBSD patches and does > the build. I like the concept -- I'm not sure the > execution is there for me (and I can guarantee that the > docs aren't -- maybe its just me -- but I don't get it). For (just about) every port in the ports tree, there is a corresponding package that is pre-compiled and ready to go (i.e., no need to mess with fetching/compiling/installing). You just run pkg_install on them, and you're off. Sounds like that is what you're after. I prefer the ports tree because I can tweak the configurations to my liking, and still be sure the port compiles cleanly because it's automatically patched to compile on FreeBSD... Cheers, -- ( -Wes Santee Homepageless - and proud ) ( PGP: email w/Subject: "Send PGP Key" Powered by FreeBSD )