Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 08:59:22 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas Good <tomg@nrnet.org> To: Clem.Dye@wdr.com Cc: "FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Printed man pages (was: "The Complete FreeBSD", THIRD , edition: , question) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990309084112.28815B-100000@mailhost.nrnet.org> In-Reply-To: <H00000820171125d@MHS>
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On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 Clem.Dye@wdr.com wrote:
> Unix. A 'play' with Linux was to be my way of regaining some Unix
> expertise, but something just doesn't sit right with Linux for me. I
> too earn a living doing NT stuff (SMS, SQL, etc. etc.) and I'd like a
> mix. I plan to use FreeBSD as a mail/web gateway at home - if that
> doesn't force me to get to grips with the O/S, nothing will!
Clem -
I learned vi by having deadlines and no other editor. ;-)
Nowadays I have pine reset (on all boxes) to run vi implicitly as
the alt editor...because I keep trying to run vi cmds in pico!
I think your strategy for learning BSD is a good one.
> Starter books for FreeBSD are probably a waste of time, but I also
> believe that something intermediate is required. As for appealing to
> Linux/Unix wannabes, well it's fine to use Linux as a
> bandwagon/conduit, but if users then want to 'mature' and migrate to
Responding to your above notion (flame bait, big guy?) I would say that
Linux sits rather well with me for some sysv stuff. I run SQL databases
on it, as well as PROGRESS databases (under ibcs2 emulation). I use
BSD for mail delivery, etc. It is my bias that Linux does a better job
with my database apps than BSD does, but they are rather close. The
Linux ibcs2 definitely performs better for running my SCO apps...
I have tried the various Linux distributions and Slackware is the most
to my liking. It is streamlined and Patrick will not add a package until
it is tested (well, usually ;-). This is not the case with RedHat.
In private conversations (where a pint of bitter may loosen the tongue)
I sometimes equate RedHat with MicroSoft...obviously this is not entirely
accurate but Mr. Barnes is rather more concerned with marketing than
quality control. At least this is the conclusion I've reached.
I would say that anybody who wants to learn standard unix can't go too
far wrong with Slackware *or* FreeBSD. Can't comment on SuSe or Debian
although some of my most serious colleagues swear by Debian. The only
thing about Slackware that I don't like is the unusual paths to things
like Apache conf files... :-(
I can recommend *against* UnixWare. Even Solaris is a better choice.
(Even minix is a better choice!)
No comment on NT. Or whatever its called this week - is 2000 the retail
price (per seat?) or the version number?? :-)
Good luck with flattening your learning curve!
Tom
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