On 12/04/2008, Todd Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What are the differences between the BSDs? As a first time BSD user, > which should I pick to play with?
Concisely: * OpenBSD is the most security-conscious, and is the most difficult to set up without experience. * FreeBSD has the most packages available, and has the most customizable install process. * NetBSD runs on the greatest variety of hardware. A bit more in-depth: http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=7459/uni1040336129456/ Of the three, I've only spent time with FreeBSD; while it worked well for my playing around, I don't know comparatively whether NetBSD would be a better first-time option. -- Brad Beyenhof http://augmentedfourth.com Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything. ~ Sydney Smith, English essayist (1771-1845) -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
