[MLB-WIRELESS] which *nix?

Andrew Dean ferni at shafted.com.au
Thu Jun 20 11:07:48 EST 2002


FreeBSD is easy to use/learn and setup with the ports management


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clae" <clae at tpg.com.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 1:48 AM
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] which *nix?


> Hi,
> 
> looks like i'll finally be able to put aside the resources for a 
> dedicated unix box.  So, without starting a distro war, what are the 
> arguments for and against each of these?
> 
> Debian PPC
> YellowDog Linux
> NetBSD PPC
> OpenBSD PPC
> SuSE Linux
> 
> Considering I want a fairly painless install, access to fancy 
> wireless stuff, and a good environment to learn all about unix, teach 
> myself Python and other dev stuff.
> 
> Or do I just go ahead and install OS-X, which I understand uses 
> NetBSD as its core?
> 
> -- 
> David Clae Gason
> Secretary, Melbourne Wireless
> mailto:secretary at wireless.org.au
> http://wireless.org.au
> 
> i hate anarchists. i think there should be a law against them  -tahl
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