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Laukev7:
quote: I like FreeBSD, but it made me feel like a moron the first time I used it, and this is coming from a linux geek.
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I didn't know nearly as much as you do when I started using FreeBSD, and I could still appreciate how easier it was than Linux after having played with it for a while.
quote: Besides FreeBSD is x86 only,
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No, it's not. It's available for Alpha and SPARC architectures as well. As for the Mac, Mac OS X is based on it (though mostly modeled after OpenStep); you might as well use Darwin. OpenBeOS will also be available for PPC when it's finished.
psyjax:
You know what the shittiest part about this site is, PEOPLE WHO COME HERE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW SHITTY IT IS!
Either bring up topics you think are worthy, or shut the fuck up and leave. Jeezz...
preacher:
quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:
No, it's not. It's available for Alpha and SPARC architectures as well. As for the Mac, Mac OS X is based on it (though mostly modeled after OpenStep); you might as well use Darwin. OpenBeOS will also be available for PPC when it's finished.
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Sorry about the little incorrect info about the architectures FreeBSD supports, however it still is nowhere near as many as linux or NetBSD. The architectures that Debain supports are listed here and total 12 which is 4 times as many as FreeBSD's.
http://www.debian.org/ports/
As for Darwin, since it is part of the Mac OS in the first place, it can not be considered an alternative. This is why linux and NetBSD are alternatives on Apple hardware.
As for OpenBeOS you had better read the fine print.
Quoted from http://www.openbeos.org
" It will be up to the community as to whether or not OpenBeOS will run on these platforms -- volunteers writing OBOS drivers will be a major factor. "
In other words if the community decides they dont want it they wont make it. And there has to be driver support. Nothing with BeOS on PPC is guaranteed yet. However linux and NetBSD are already available for PPC.
OpenBeOS isnt exactly the fastest moving project at sourceforge either.
Laukev7:
quote: The architectures that Debain supports are listed here and total 12 which is 4 times as many as FreeBSD's.
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Actually, it's a bit less than twice as much, since FreeBSD is being developped for 7 architectures, including PPC. And FreeBSD supports AMD64, whereas the Debian port is not finished yet.
http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/
quote: " It will be up to the community as to whether or not OpenBeOS will run on these platforms -- volunteers writing OBOS drivers will be a major factor. "
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Isn't that one of the major POINTS of open source? And as far as I know, there was no specific plan to port Linux to the PPC at the time of its creation either.
Edit: By the way, Debian isn't even specific to Linux. Check the link you sent me. Debian supports GNU Hurd and yes, FreeBSD as well.
[ November 11, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
[ November 11, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
insomnia:
I do like BeOS,
I do like BSD,
I don't like Hurd (it doesn't even work yet),
but I like Linux even more.
I don't understand why so many people say:
"Linux is only a kernel". A kernel is the most important piece of an OS.
Why do I like GNU/Linux more than BSD, BeOS, ...?
Cause I find the Linux kernel better than the others.
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