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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD
Date: 16 Sep 1995 05:09:15 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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Message-ID: <43dm5r$638@park.uvsc.edu>
References: <409iah$inf@galaxy.ucr.edu> <40alp5$psg@agate.berkeley.edu> <41ogs7$jui@park.uvsc.edu> <1995Sep7.221221.28091@state.systems.sa.gov.au>
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chdemgt@state.systems.sa.gov.au wrote:
]
] In article <41ogs7$jui@park.uvsc.edu>, Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu> writes:
] > tim@maths.tcd.ie (Timothy Murphy) wrote:
] > ] Linux has excellent books as part of the standard distribution;
] > ] FreeBSD does not.
] > ] In my opinion this is the major single reason
] > ] why 10 times as many people use Linux as FreeBSD.
] >
] > I find this hard to believe.
]
] It is one very compelling reason.
I don't mean I find it hard to believe that having "10 times as
many people" would be a compelling reason.
I mean I find it hard to believe that Linux has "10 times as many
people"
] The answer to the question whether to install Linux or FreeBSD is,
] unmistakeably, Linux.
Because FreeBSD paractically installs itself, and if you are
desperate to participate in an install process, that lets FreeBSD
right out? 8-).
] A lot of the FreeBSD software is broken. That even includes sh,
] which can't handle the config scripts for some common packages.
That would be configure scripts that take specific advantage of
the non-POSIX features of BASH, I presume? These would be those
configure scripts which lack standards conformance?
Not to worry, installing BASH is a one line command as root.
] And make. You need to chuck it out and install GNU make. And
] a few other very basic things.
Installing GNU make is a one line command as root.
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.