>From: Basil Kurian <[email protected]> >To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Mon, 27 September, 2010 11:12:21 PM >Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] BSD-GNU Differences (was Libre) >
> > The Ports system is the thing in FreeBSD which i like most. Next good thing > is >the Packet Filter in OpenBSD. > Ports is good. But from what I read there, it isn't as forgiving as APT. The new aptitude is takes up from an unclean install, power failure etc. Then you have apt-source if you want to compile your own :) But then again, YMMV. > > >I just documented everything which i find relevant in a wiki. I placing the >link > >here. May be it will be useful for someone here > >http://wiki.basil-kurian.co.cc/index.php/FreeBSD_basics An excellent list! :D Isn't curl present in FreeBSD? Curl can be better than wget, at times. chflags also has a ext3/4 equivalent -- chattr. lsattr lists the attributes, which enables you to see if immutable bit is set or not. The details are abundant, but not compelling enough to say FreeBSD is superior :) No offense! -- Mahesh Aravind _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
