Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Stephen Rueger
Hello! > b) NetBSD kernel > c) FreeBSD kernel I'd take one of these two. NetBSD because of it's portability and FreeBSD because of speed and the support of SMP. But NetBSD will get SMP, too, so it is probably the better choice. > c) mostly GNU utilities + some very system dependent user

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Fredrik Bjurenfors
Im just a user who would like to say what i think :) 1: b) NetBSD kernel It does not have as many features as the FreeBSD kernel has but i like it better. FreeBSD feels more like a bloat. Darwin is alot of FreeBSD and NetBSD + NetBSD userland, that is not the choice here. If we choose NetBSD we ca

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Arjen Krap
1: c) FreeBSD kernel (most features) 2: c) use GNU utilities (if you don't know answer, fill in c :) Kind regards, Arjen Krap

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Nathan Hawkins
Andreas Krennmair writes: This is a vote what system that we should take as basis for our project. 1) Which kernel? a) OpenBSD kernel b) NetBSD kernel c) FreeBSD kernel d) Darwin kernel c, a, or b in that order of preference. FreeBSD seems to be the most featured for i386, which is the m

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Peter Schuller
Note: I'm just a user; not a Debian contributer. 1) Which kernel? a) OpenBSD kernel b) NetBSD kernel c) FreeBSD kernel d) Darwin kernel On this issue I'm mostly neutral, although if I had to choose I'd lean towards FreeBSD, for no particular reason other than I get the impression it's t

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Adam Goode
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 04:49:46PM +0200, Andreas Krennmair wrote: > This is a vote what system that we should take as basis for our project. > > 1) Which kernel? > b) NetBSD kernel > NetBSD has similar goals to Debian, at least when it comes to multi- platform compatibility. Debian will do we

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Adi Stav
Disclaimer: I am not a Debian contributor in any way, merely a loyal user. On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 04:49:46PM +0200, Andreas Krennmair wrote: > This is a vote what system that we should take as basis for our project. > > 1) Which kernel? > a) OpenBSD kernel > b) NetBSD kernel > c) FreeBSD

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Dan White
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 04:49:46PM +0200, Andreas Krennmair wrote: > This is a vote what system that we should take as basis for our project. > > 1) Which kernel? > a) OpenBSD kernel > b) NetBSD kernel > c) FreeBSD kernel > d) Darwin kernel b), NetBSD seems to have less of an attitude aga

RE: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Joseph F. Dries III
It does not make as much sense to me to make a Debian distribution around the FreeBSD or Darwin kernels, as they are fairly platform specific. That said, both the OpenBSD and NetBSD offer similar portability as the rest of the Debian GNU/Linux currently does. I would put forth that starting with t

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Hung Hin Lik \(Shell\)
(Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 04:49:46PM +0200) Andreas Krennmair : > This is a vote what system that we should take as basis for our project. > > 1) Which kernel? > a) OpenBSD kernel > b) NetBSD kernel > c) FreeBSD kernel > d) Darwin kernel (b) or (c) I really don't think (a) and (d) is suitable

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Richard Tibbetts
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 09:56:13AM -0600, ray p wrote: > What would be the point? If you want the userland that the flavor of > BSD that you like comes with why not just use it? After all they all > tend to be at least as "free" as Debian in any case. I would think the > whole point of this project

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Federico Montesino Pouzols
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 11:52:35PM +0800, Nero wrote: > 1) either B or C - NetBSD for the portability > factor, FreeBSD for speed. > > 2) C. This would make it pretty much Debian, with > a BSD kernel. > 1) -> AFAIK FreeBSD is by far more widespread than the others. 2) -> Definit

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Johan Dahlin
Den 26 Jun 2001 16:49:46 +0200 skrev Andreas Krennmair: > This is a vote what system that we should take as basis for our project. > > 1) Which kernel? > a) OpenBSD kernel > b) NetBSD kernel > c) FreeBSD kernel > d) Darwin kernel > b I think NetBSD would be a good start. But why limit to

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread ray p
What would be the point? If you want the userland that the flavor of BSD that you like comes with why not just use it? After all they all tend to be at least as "free" as Debian in any case. I would think the whole point of this project would be to get the GNU toolset with a BSD kernel and the D

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Nero
1) either B or C - NetBSD for the portability factor, FreeBSD for speed. 2) C. This would make it pretty much Debian, with a BSD kernel. Begin Original Message From: Andreas Krennmair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:49:46 +0200 To: Debian-BSD Mailinglist Subject: vote

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Brian Russo
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 03:56:31PM +, David Dorgan wrote: > > 1) Which kernel? > > a) OpenBSD kernel > > b) NetBSD kernel > > c) FreeBSD kernel > > d) Darwin kernel i vote for netbsd, but theres no reason why they cant all be supported later.. > > a) only the userland that came wit

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread Ian Miller
vote >- Original Message - >From: Andreas Krennmair >To: Debian-BSD Mailinglist >Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 12:49 AM >Subject: vote > > >This is a vote what system that we should take as basis for our project. >1) Which kernel? > a) OpenBSD kernel > b) NetBSD kernel B (tick)

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread ray p
1) OpenBSD kernel. AFAIK or can tell on all other fronts they are about the same but the OpenBSD people have been over their's with a fine toothed comb. 2) c The main reason I'm interested in this at all is to get the tool set that comes with Debian GNU/Linux with a BSD kernel. This seems to me t

Re: vote

2001-06-26 Thread David Dorgan
> 1) Which kernel? > a) OpenBSD kernel > b) NetBSD kernel > c) FreeBSD kernel > d) Darwin kernel Well I use them all daily, I am using openbsd as a desktop for a year and a half now. Basically I think openbsd could be a little more compact, easier to change. The install process, with our c

vote

2001-06-26 Thread Andreas Krennmair
This is a vote what system that we should take as basis for our project. 1) Which kernel? a) OpenBSD kernel b) NetBSD kernel c) FreeBSD kernel d) Darwin kernel 2) What userland a) only the userland that came with the chosen kernel b) "native" userland + some GNU utilities c) mostly

Re: Project Status

2001-06-26 Thread David Dorgan
> That's fine provided you're willing to do enough work to gain > credibility for that position. Ok, well I see only one way to see, is Andreas Krennmair now the project lead (for now, give him a chance?) >I would love to influence several > decisions that are critical to this project, but I do