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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!venus.os.com!jupiter From: craigs@os.com (Craig Shrimpton) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux async vs. FreeBSD sync Date: Mon, 19 Aug 96 23:32:11 GMT Organization: Orbit Systems Lines: 11 Message-ID: <4vatvc$l1h@venus.os.com> References: <4uc8cv$3ua@plato.ucsalf.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: jupiter.os.com X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #1 In article <4uc8cv$3ua@plato.ucsalf.ac.uk>, mark@plato.ucsalf.ac.uk (Mark Powell) wrote: > Linux installs are a damn pain. Redhat requires *three* floppy disks for >it's install, whereas I only ever use one for FreeBSD. BTW Any chance of >BOOTP/DHCP in the install program, that'd be a real treat. FreeBSD has one of the best installs around. I can configure a basic Internet server with mail, www, proxy, DNS, gated, SOCKS, etc., etc. in about six hours. My first Linux box took three months to get it right! -Craig