Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-12 Thread Bo Hamilton
One more that I like. Cost some $$ for the box about $49.00 I believe. Xandros! That is Debian based. Bo [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 1/12/07, N White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Butch Evans wrote: I am a FreeBSD guy. Heart and soul. However, I am in the process of evaluating which Linux distro I

Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-12 Thread Tom DeReggi
@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:44 PM Subject: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop I am a FreeBSD guy. Heart and soul. However, I am in the process of evaluating which Linux distro I want to put on my laptop. I would just go with FreeBSD, but I want to try this Linux thing

Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-12 Thread Pete Davis
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: Butch Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Wispa List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:44 PM Subject: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop I am a FreeBSD guy. Heart and soul. However, I am in the process

Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-12 Thread Butch Evans
On Fri, 12 Jan 2007, Tom DeReggi wrote: Why do people that prefer FreeBSD prefer FreeBSD? I prefer FreeBSD (rather BSD in general) MOSTLY because that's what I know best. FreeBSD, also, is (generally) not built to be a desktop OS, but a server platform. I know there are Linux distros

Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-12 Thread Ryan Langseth
Come on you gotta give better reasons than this ;) Good non-flavor of the month distros. Don't lump the whole base into the same box. Yea there are as many linux distros as there are linux geeks ;) Take my favorite distro, debian: On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 19:17 -0600, Pete Davis wrote: I think I

Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-12 Thread Pete Davis
You are exactly right. There are good linux distros out there. I have used several of them. Some are great desktop OS's. Some are good for the small footprint. Some are great for making bootable CD's to run antivirus/data recovery apps, and some are great for making roll-your-own routers and

[WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-11 Thread Butch Evans
I am a FreeBSD guy. Heart and soul. However, I am in the process of evaluating which Linux distro I want to put on my laptop. I would just go with FreeBSD, but I want to try this Linux thing...FreeBSD makes the BEST server platform (no flames, please), but their desktop OS is not the best.

Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-11 Thread W.D.McKinney
PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:44:59 -0900 Subject: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop I am a FreeBSD guy. Heart and soul. However, I am in the process of evaluating which Linux distro I want to put on my laptop. I would just go with FreeBSD, but I want to try this Linux thing...FreeBSD

Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-11 Thread Bo Hamilton
Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Wispa List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:44:59 -0900 Subject: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop I am a FreeBSD guy. Heart and soul. However, I am in the process of evaluating which Linux distro I want to put on my laptop. I would

Re: [WISPA] Linux distro for the desktop

2007-01-11 Thread N White
Butch Evans wrote: I am a FreeBSD guy. Heart and soul. However, I am in the process of evaluating which Linux distro I want to put on my laptop. I would just go with FreeBSD, but I want to try this Linux thing...FreeBSD makes the BEST server platform (no flames, please), but their desktop