On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 07:48:32AM -0700, John Hebert wrote: > Portage is great. It is based on the BSD ports tree > concept, which means you have a directory tree of > software categories (net, games, security, etc...) > with apps in each category to install, minus the > source code. You browse the dirs, find what you want, > then 'emerge desiredappname'. Portage looks at the > build script for the app, downloads the source code > from the authoritative source, then compiles it. > > Don't let the BSD associations scare you. *BSD are > actually _really_ nice little OSs that emphasizes > adherence to standards (POSIX, etc.), correctness, > stability and security.
I use both FreeBSD and OpenBSD myself in addition to Debian and Gentoo linux. (and Solaris, heh).o > > Now that I think about it, how many people on this > mailing list have an interest in *BSD? > > > Secondly, I got a hankerin for a spendin alot of > > money, and I want a laptop. So I was looking at > > alienware's new laptop. > > MMMMmmmmm..... nice. > > > > http://www.alienware.com/main/system_pages/area51-m.asp > > They'll leave as much unpartitioned space as I > > want, although they won't give me a completely blank > > slate. Anyone see any problems puttin linux on one > > of these babies? > > Nope. The newer Linux kernels and distros will work > great. I've used RedHat 7.1 and 7.2 on my Sony Vaio > with few problems, and now I'm using Gentoo on it. > > > I personally wouldn't think so, > > but I've never owned a laptop and don't know about > > the trials and tribulations that go with gettin > > linux to work on one. > > It Linux boots on it, you should have no problems. Ask > Alienware about Linux compatibility. > > Good luck! > John Hebert > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net -- Scott Harney<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
