Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 09:33:59 +0100 From: Aernoudt Bottemanne <bottemanne@capitolonline.nl> To: mholloway@flashmail.com Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.3 works perfect.. Message-ID: <3827DC77.A3741E1@capitolonline.nl> References: <38273815.33.0@flashmail.com>
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Hi Mark, Well indeed RedHAt is a problem maker. It also has the worst performance of any Linux distribution. Debian however runs good on Alpha. Also Suse is supposed to run nicely (however, on my system (Alpha) is does not install) The bad part about Debian is the dselect tool. Fortunately after install one can copy all code to harddisk, and start using 'apt' which is better. So far I do not fully agree about FreeBSD on Alpha. There is a lot of progress on 4.0 current so I keep hoping....it will be better. At this moment Debian on Alpha is way ahead on FreeBSD on ALpha: both for the amount of applications and for performance etc etc. Since I prefer FreeBSD I will just keep waiting for better times, don't get me wrong : - ) In Linux I always have to search where are my config files etc, since they are more scattered over the system, then the neatly organized *BSD systems. Anyway, just to let you know. Aernoudt "Mark L. Holloway" wrote: > > Hmmm..after a few days of struggling, I finally placed a call to my local Cable > Modem provider and at least they admitted they were having problems over the > weekend. > > I just completed two installations via FTP on two Alphas using FreeBSD 3.3. > It couldn't have gone any smoother! I'm so glad to see that FreeBSD is leaps > and bounds ahead of Linux as for ease-of-installation. For kicks I had purchased > Red Hat 6.0 for Alpha from Cheapbytes. Not only does it detect the wrong NIC > types, but the net tools don't work. Red Hat's default "Workstation" installer > slaps Gnome/Enlightenment on to the system which is OK, but there are many bugs. > If you go to alphalinux.org you can see the numerous amounts of RPM files needed > to render the system usable. I'm not trying to bash Linux, but more or less > Red Hat's way of implimenting Linux on Alpha. I haven't tried Debian, TurboLinux, > Stampede, or SuSe, so I can't comment...but overall, I really am impressed with > FreeBSD on Alpha. > > Mark > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your FREE FlashMail Address now at http://www.flashmail.com > It's Free, Easy, & Fun !!! > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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