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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 19:10:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu>
To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD essentials
Cc: FreeBSd Chat list <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc: FreeBSd Chat list <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>,
	Francisco Reyes <francisco@natserv.com>,
	Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>
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On 26-Jul-99 Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 04:22:26PM +0200, a little birdie told me
> that Neil Blakey-Milner remarked
>> On Mon 1999-07-26 (08:08), Francisco Reyes wrote:
>> > >From the feedback I get I will make a "FreeBSD Essentials Page"
>> > 
>> > In particular I am interested in admin type of tools (email,
>> > network performance, log maintenance, ...)
>> 
>> I may be wrong, but I think Doug White was the guy who asked for a list of
>> everyone's five first-installed packages so as to order the packages on the
>> CDs correctly, and it's possible still have that information.
> 
> I don't recall hearing that call go out, but here's a few ideas...
> 1) tcsh (*thwap* no bash!  tcsh dammit!)
> 2) ssh
  2a) tripwire
  2b) sudo
> 3) cvsup
> if(X) {
>       4) xlock
>       5) xv
>       6) lesstif
>       7) ctwm  (need them virtual desktops)
        or fvwm2 (what flamewar do you want to start today?)
>       8) bgrot! (*cheer*)
> }
  else {
        4) lynx
  }
> 9) Linux compat libs
> 
> Other high-prio stuff:
> - Mail client (elm, pine, mutt, [[e]x]mh...)
                 if(X) { xfmail }

> - Compressers ([un]zip, bzip2...)

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