Tito wrote: > What Linux distro is closest to OpenBSD feature-wise?
Slackware comes pretty close to BSD, not necessarily OpenBSD though... > a) very small footprint for base installation, around 50MB or less You can choose to install just the A series, and come close to that. > b) can be setup in less that 10 minutes, at most 20 minutes It is very possible to do this with Slackware if you're familiar with the setup already. With a fast DVD drive I can do the full 2GB+ install within 20 minutes. > c) secure by having only the SSH port open for remote administration, all other ports closed Slackware's default might just one or two more additional ports open, but I believe these can be easily shut off by just saying no to a couple of options in the install screen. At any rate, doing a ps -ax on a clean default install will reveal less than 10 processes running (as long as you are on the CLI), so you easily know which ports are open. > d) with a package manager for additional packages, like GUIs, when needed Slackware (and most other Linux distros) have such. > e) you can build packages off the source, a la SRPM in Red Hat or ports in BSD AFAIK, yes, Slakcware has this. > f) excellent and comprehensive resources/documentation for users and > developers This is a subjective measure, linuxpackages.net is a great Slackware resource, and linuxquestions.org has a Slackare section too. Since Slackware is pretty much vanilla Linux, questions answered for other distros often apply to it as well. > g) active and regular release cycle, having a new release every 6 or 12 months Applies to Slackware. > h) can be installed using a 1.44 MB floppy disc or CD set CD set, yes. Floppies, not sure if that's practical anymore for the last few releases of Slackware. They have a 100MB Zip version of the distro though. > i) absolutely free Of course. The thing with Slackware is that it requires more learning to become familiar than with other distros, but once you're over the curve, it can actually be friendlier in that it does not introduce artificial complexity for the experienced user for the sake of initial 'friendliness' for the newbie. -- Neotitans Web and Software Development http://www.neotitans.com _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
