From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 7 16:14:26 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0476C16A4CE for ; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:14:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from asmtp01.eresmas.com (asmtp05.eresmas.com [62.81.235.145]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F31843D48 for ; Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:14:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ea1abz@wanadoo.es) Received: from [192.168.108.55] (helo=mx01.eresmas.com) by asmtp01.eresmas.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1D8KsA-0002vT-QC; Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:14:22 +0100 Received: from [157.88.207.16] (helo=si16) by mx01.eresmas.com with asmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1D8KsA-00027W-7D; Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:14:22 +0100 Message-ID: <007a01c52330$b95c1830$10cf589d@simula.eis.uva.es> From: "Ramiro Aceves" To: , References: <420008E50005EBD6@ims3e.cp.tin.it> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:14:22 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Subject: Re: Just installed FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:14:26 -0000 >I would add the BSD-like linux gentoo to the list, perhaps before debian: >it has a complete repository of packages and above all, what I found more >appealing with respect to debian, a wonderful managemente of ports allowing >you to compile your own system from scratch just like the ports of FreeBSD. >Ciao >Vittorio Yes, I agree with you Vittorio, the Gentoo Linux OS is very good. I have tested it and the portage tree is similar to FreeBSD ports, endeed it is inspired in the FreeBSD ports (the FreeBSD ports collection is a marvellous thing). But I do not want to start learning another OS ;-). Debian works extremely well with binary packages, and deals very well with dependencies, but even let you compile the packages if you need it. Debian is definitely a *binary* distro, very good if you do not want to wait for long compilations and your machine is not a high speed one. All of them are good OSes and I like their phylosophy. It depends on what you want to use them for. Ramiro. PS: Now I am writing this e-mail at the University in a horrible Winbugs XP computer ;-/ _______________________________________________ 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"