Roy wrote to Francois at 04:06 12 Jun:

 FT> FreeBSD comes from 386BSD, which was the project to make the BSD
 FT> code run on 386+ intel machines. NetBSD is an split of freeBSD,
 FT> whith the accent on portability. OpenBSD is an offshoot of NetBSD,
 FT> which focuses on security issues. According to the reviewer,
 FT> FreeBSD is the one with the easiest installer and the most
 FT> available packages (note: roughly same as Debian). Mention is also
 FT> made of PicoBSD, which is a one-floppy project available in 4
 FT> different flavors (router/dialup/don't remember the rest). However,
 FT> PicoBSD hasn't been updated in a couple of years.

 RJT> Thanks,  that's the sort of info I was looking for...

 RJT> Although it doesn't really touch on the differences between them, 
 RJT> much. 

Hang in there Roy. I'm getting very close to kicking off my "Compare
the BSD flavors" project. This past week I was able to identify a
machine I'll be able to use. I'm getting a replacement desktop machine for
myself (a PIII/733 Deskpro EN) that I'm buying from a friend. That'll free
up my PII/400 system, which I'll start by dedicating to this
BSD-comparision project.

Maybe, even, I'll get enough to write a book about it! :-)

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