Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD (supportability)

From: Roy Culley (rgc_at_swissonline.ch)
Date: 10/16/03 

Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 02:38:17 +0200

begin <pan.2003.10.12.16.39.47.445963@nowehere.com>,
        "Nobody" <nobody@nowehere.com> writes:
>
> I have no choice but to use the FreeBSD platform at work but my
> preference is to use the Linux platforms at home of which I use
> Mandrake for my mainstream workstation and a system which is totally
> created from source for my hobby machine.
>
> Having said that I have not yet managed to get a Linux distro to run
> on my Alpha box so may soon be trying the FreeBSD port.

You could give Gentoo a try:

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-install.xml

Don't have an Alpha so don't know how good it is.