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Subject: Re: Caldera? (fwd)
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This discussion broke out on another list.  Did I miss any major
points?

As I recall, Chad R. Larson wrote:
> As I recall, Hampton Childress wrote:
>> On 06-Sep-99 Chad R. Larson wrote:
>>> As I recall, James White wrote:
>>>> Can I get some pros/cons on Caldera OpenLinux 2.2?  Ok, I just checked
>>>> their web site...  How about 2.3?
>>>> 
>>>> RedHat has kinda rubbed me the wrong way lately, so I'm looking at
>>>> other options.
>>> 
>>> If you're really looking for other options:
>>> 
>>>     www.freebsd.org
>> 
>> Ok, I'll bite. Why, specifically? (coming from a Mandrake/Redhat user)
> 
> Well,
>     stability
>     security
>     non-fragmented (there's only one "distribution")
>     central control of distribution (not just the kernel)
>     better unification of vision of what said distribution is to be
>     unified "make", build entire system with single command
>     better performance on same hardware, especially TCP/IP stack
>     well over 2000 software package already ported
>     good package management
>     12 years of development
> to name a few.
> 
>> --
>>    Hampton
> 
> 	-crl


	-crl
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