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to: John Donohue
from: Rolf Edlund
date: 2002-12-31 09:22:28
subject: FreeBSD

JD> Compiling a customized kernel seemed to me to be easier under freebsd
 JD> as there's one (text) control file you edit for that.

Like the control file in Linux ? The one there is, after saving the
configuration from menuconfig or xconfig ?

 JD> Adding programs seems subjectively to me to be about the same wether
 JD> you're using redhat's RPM, slackware's package tool, or freebsd's
 JD> equivalent;

Ok.

 JD> I was impressed by freebsd's ability to automatically go out on the
 JD> net and get any files or packages it lacks when you tell it to
 JD> install something.

So you have to be online, when installing programs with FreeBSD ?


As I have a standalone computer, and with a modem connection to the
Internet. How is FreeBSD on my computer ? I have heard something about,
that *BSD is best as a server, and not so good as a workstation ?

Btw, Is there any good *BSD handbooks out there ?

HNY

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