Maybe because FreeBsd isn't Linux, but BSD?
Ralph | byte-runner | wrote:
> How come you didnt mention FreeBsd? It's not bad really stable as a rock.
>
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> From: "Civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 4:49 PM
> Subject: [expert] Other distros
>
> > Well, much has been said about Mandrake 7.0 problems. I
> > thought I would look at some other distros with a nice GUI
> > INSTALL to see if anything was better:
> >
> > Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 -- SEVERE problems with dhcp
> > (basically unusable) And if your sound card isn't supported
> > at install the chances of getting anything working are quite
> > small. Even their distro of OSS doesn't seem to be able to
> > overcome the problem with COAS and the ability or (lack of it)
> > to load modules. OTOH, if you are not using dhcp and if your
> > sound is detected and properly set up, it is fairly nice.
> > Just DON't try to load Sun's version of StarOffice on it,
> > because you get annoying and inconsequential error messages
> > with every GUI logon(Sun assumes the directory structure is
> > different for KDE). Also, all systems I have tried with it,
> > the way to get from GUI to console and back without going to
> > the gettys is to restart the system. It hangs going from
> > GUI to console at the login screen, and also in console mode
> > if you type startx or kde.
> >
> > Corel Linux 1.0--Not a whole lot there, but it seems to be
> > good. However an nmap -sS scan puts it down (no joke). Now
> > back to the REAL OSes. If nmap broke it from inside, that
> > would be OK, but on a LAN or over the internet a scan against
> > its IP made it hang.
> >
> > RH 6.1 -- In the category of "interesting" but hardly
> > useful. Non-detection of mice seems to break the gui install.
> >
> > Independence--Not there yet, but better at modem setup and
> > Kppp than Mandrake. It is more oriented toward the user who
> > will use it as the only system on a modest computer, and it
> > does better at that task than any other I have checked.
> >
> > Civileme
> >
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