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From: rob-n@clark.net (Rob Newberry)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Impressions: FreeBSD vs Linux
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Date: 31 Mar 1994 15:02:49 GMT
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Herb Peyerl (hpeyerl@sidney) wrote:
: Perhaps that can be rephrased to say "I have a long way to go before
: I'm ready for *BSD". :-)

: *BSD is an operating system. kermit is an application. XFree86 is also
: an application as is TeX and many other things.  Should every conceivable
: application be shipped with the operating system?  

: As far as 'tip' goes; typing "man tip" points you in the right direction
: for setting up the "remote" and "phones" files.

: What if I don't *want* my users to have POP accounts?

...among other garbage.

At any rate, your post didn't tell me anything I didn't know, nor
anything I didn't figure out BEFORE I ever tried to install *BSD.
My entire post claimed ONLY that I felt much more comfortable with
a installation package like Slackware than I did with the *BSD 
install.

As I am STILL having problems with Linux' networking code, I'm
STILL hoping someone will put together such a beast.  But until
there is a way to painlessly install *BSD AND lots of utilities
I need, it's not for me.

Thanks for the lecture, but next time, at least say something
that hasn't been said.

Rob