On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 21:02:50 -0700 (PDT) Rick Hamell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > console basesd machines then a lower spec may work for you. In any > > case, if you plan to run X and any sort of browser you probably > > don't want to go below a P100, and even this is pushing it a bit. > > I've talked to a few people at FreeGeek about getting FreeBSD on > > some of the boxes, but they are too firmly entrenched in Linux. > > Yep... which is why I don't volunteer down there. I don't want > to > have to learn ANOTHER operating system... :( Though I'd love the > chance to scrounge through the storage room back there. > > Rick In my mind, it would really make sense for FreeGeek to standardize on FreeBSD. I use the word "standardize" in both a figurative and literal sense. Right now they are migrating from Mandrake to Debian and it has been a long and arduous change. Further, it appears to me that virtually nothing is consistent between the two distros. The little I knew about Mandrake can now safely be tossed out the window as I try vainly to learn the new Debian way of doing things. I volunteer in the build area, so I don't deal as much with the software as I do the hardware. Thus I am able to get by with a minimal amount of Linux knowledge, and I make up for the rest with common *nix knowledge. However, I will say that I'm always glad to learn something new and I hope that what I learn from Mandrake and/or Debian will be useful at some point. In a broader sense, I enjoy volunteering at FreeGeek, as I'm always learning some interesting new tid-bit - whether it be hardware or software. To top it off, I generally feel good about they work they doing down there and the part that I play in the organization. Re: the storage room - yes, it is a very interesting place to poke around and if you were ardent enough about (old) hardware you could preen a few fun toys from the recycling area. Nathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
