Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:56:07 +0400 From: "Mikhail A. Sokolov" <mishania@demos.net> To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> Cc: dave <dave@comsite.net>, 026809r@dragon.acadiau.ca, mishania@demos.net, tomb@securify.com, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "Secure-FreeBSD" Idea Message-ID: <19990813195607.A20710@demos.su> In-Reply-To: <199908131543.BAA28035@cheops.anu.edu.au>; from Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> on Sat, Aug 14, 1999 at 01:43:57AM %2B1000 References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9908130740210.11942-100000@bsdserve1.comsite.net> <199908131543.BAA28035@cheops.anu.edu.au>
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On Sat, Aug 14, 1999 at 01:43:57AM +1000, Darren Reed wrote: # In some mail from dave, sie said: # > > Basically I popped the CD in, selected the partition and hit install. It # > > whirled rebooted and presto, I was running Be. # > I recently installed Redhat and FreeBSD...I am familiar with both, but the # > Redhat install took 3 runs through the install process to get right, and # Be careful when trying to compare people's experience with Linux installs. # "Linux" is rather obscure in this subject - what you need to know is whether # or not it is Debian or Caldera or Redhat or Slackware or Suse or ... # I've not seen the most recent RedHat install, but 5.x and earlier were a # lot harder to install, if you were using SCSI or had a device anywhere but # a preprogrammed slot, than FreeBSD. Caldera's latest is meant to be much # better. If anyone can make a Unix install better than Solaris's, I'd be # very impressed. Indeed, but weren't we talking about having an option of levels of secureness of the box whilst installation stage? ;) afair, no OS's provide such. # # Darren -- -mishania To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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