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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Subject: Re: Slight flame from Linux user
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References: <3ql3gd$je2@bell.maths.tcd.ie>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 05:12:10 GMT
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In article <3ql3gd$je2@bell.maths.tcd.ie>,
Timothy Murphy <tim@maths.tcd.ie> wrote:
>Having had some problems ("fatal signal 11" syndrome)
>on my Linux Pentium, I thought I'd try FreeBSD
>to see if it behaved better.
>
>I set aside a 300MB partition,
>and started to install FreeBSD.
>Unfortunately, I wasn't sure exactly what was happening;
>and so, not wanting to lose my Linux partitions,
>I abandoned the effort.
>
>As far as I could see, the relevant document "README"
>was not available from freebsd.org ;
>I read all the documents offered by the mail-server at that site,
>but none of them seemed very relevant.
there is a lot of info in the FAQs.. have you looked at them?
>From my experience I would have to say
>that FreeBSD is not presently in a state
>where it could reasonably be recommended to a non-guru --
>as Linux can, in my view.
wellll, you need to try the new version.. (available now from ftp.freebsd.org)
the previous versions definitly WERE harder, but each revision is easier..
The README is available on the boot floppy by the way..
you can boot fromthe floppy, (without touching the HD) and read the
README..
>
>
>May I suggest that something like the Linux guides (in LaTeX)
>and the Linux HOWTO documents
>is urgently needed by, and for, FreeBSD ?
they are being worked on..
the www site is a little behind, but they are getting there..
send me email if you want aid,
julian