On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, DavidB wrote: > First I would like to say that FreeBSD rocks, and have been using it for > more than a few years. I like the ports system, I like compiling from > source so I can get the compile time features I want. Portupgrade > really helps with maintaining ports. > > My question is this, I would like to have a little exposure to linux and > am wondering which distro to run, I used redhat back at the same time I > started with FreeBSD3~ , not sure if I should check them out. > > I had in my list of potentials, slackware, debian, and I was wondering > what was thought of gentoo(I read that this was started by a former? > freebsd developer)[I hope there is no bad blood there]. > > I didn't want to go thru a list, installing and playing with several > different ones, don't have time for that, I still have to upgrade the > webserver/mailserver/database box and the desktop box to 4.9 [not much > to that] or wondering if I should just jump into RELENG_5_1 (I like to > keep my server and desktop running with the same versions, so I can swap > the desktop in place of the server should the server box fail, call it > cheap insurance). > > So is there any particular distro that stands out to freebsd types, so I > can check one out, so in a pinch, if I need to setup a linux box for > some strange reason I could do so. > > Not here to start a religious war, I hope people have calmed down on > that, but just one simple, perhaps, stupid question. > > Thanks, > Dave
Although its popularity isn't as it was years ago I still like slackware. It is a BSD oriented distribution and its way of administration is familiar for FreeBSD admins. That's my opinion. Best regards Konrad Heuer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ____ ___ _______ GWDG / __/______ ___ / _ )/ __/ _ \ Am Fassberg / _// __/ -_) -_) _ |\ \/ // / 37077 Goettingen /_/ /_/ \__/\__/____/___/____/ Germany _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
