-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/23/07 10:13, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: [snip] > > My biggest problem is that there is not OS designed to be great for a > stand-alone old small computer. An OS that can both fit on small > resources, and be kept up-to-date without a separate build machine. > > Linux's target is the modern desktop and the focus is on keeping up with > new hardware. The BSDs keep the drivers for old hardware but patches > require building and that building relies on gcc which isn't optimized > for use on old systems. > > So I'll keep looking.
NetBSD. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG9oXNS9HxQb37XmcRAhdcAKDIS9AW4lPSHlHHGaHx0t/nMrKV1QCgxJgM U8fR6ipPuc6Z1yjueZD31QY= =VwDJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
