From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 10 23:10:12 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C1FB16A421 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:10:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB84113C4A3 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:10:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lAAN5ajV090490; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:05:36 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lAAN5ZWt090489; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:05:35 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:05:35 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: John Smith Message-ID: <20071110230535.GA90426@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20071110154011.GB2060@kobe.laptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Giorgos Keramidas , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nanobsd, picobsd, tinybsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:10:12 -0000 On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 03:45:30PM -0600, John Smith wrote: > I'd expected a more level headed reply from this FreeBSD list. How is > a newbie supposed to know the differenced and how can I test this if I > don't have a spare machine? > > My question was more out of interest. This mailing list is called > FreeBSD-Questions, so why can't I asked a reasonable question and > expect a reasonable reply...? Because, like the software creation, the responses on the questions list are done by volunteers. You happened to get one who seemed to need to respond, but didn't have any information to respond with. You will probably also get some more useful responses. (Sorry, I don't know much about nano, tiny or pico BSD except that those words tend to be used to imply very small) Of course, you could try to experiment. You could try dual-booting the machine you have and put those on the other part. ////jerry > > > > On Nov 10, 2007 9:40 AM, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > On 2007-11-09 17:01, John Smith wrote: > > > Can anybody please explain to my what the differences are between > > > nanobsd, picobsd and tinybsd. > > > > > > They all seem to be doing the same (creating a minimal FreeBSD image > > > that can be used in embedded systems), or is this not right? > > > > What don't you experiment with them, and see? :) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"