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From: sitaram@diac.delete.com (Sitaram Chamarty)
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD (or something else?)
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 15:52:10 GMT
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bobh@wasatch.com (Bob Hauck) wrote:

>The grain of truth in what you're saying is that if Linux had some
>nice GUI configuration utilities it would be more approachable for
>newbies.  I'm all for that, and several groups are working on it
>(e.g. the Control Panel in Red Hat).  Just don't take away the text
>configuration option!  Anybody who suggests building a Registry for
>Linux should be shot.

I agree.  On that note, has anyone used SAM (HP-UX) or SMIT (AIX).  I
haven't used much of either, but it seems to me in this case a
commercial Unix has the lead over us (whether Linux or FreeBSD).
Anyone who knows more about SAM or SMIT care to comment?  Do they even
qualify for this discussion?
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Sitaram Chamarty
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