Re: Newbie looking for a UNIX
From: John Eggert (finarfinjge_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/16/03
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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:58:05 -0500
boffy_b wrote:
> OK, thanks for th advice. Pseudo-code is always funny, lol. I just
> re-read my post, and I commend you for not slapping me about th face
> with a wet badger.
> BTW - Is it customary on usenet to reply below th original message?
> I am
> used to e-mail, and replying above th original.
> Thankee
>
> boffy_b
>
> Simon Barner wrote:
>
>>>I started out this with th
>>>intention of asking people to recommend a free(has to be all free
>>>software, none of your RedHat here) UNIX which can run most free
>>>UNIX software(read: all free software which runs on gnu/linux, I
>>>believe NetBSD is quite good at that?).
>>
>>
>> The standard answer to this question is: Have a try and decide on
>> your own. If you ask for recommendations in an excessive X-post,
>> they will usually look like this:
>>
>> Since you are asking in the $OS group, we recommend $OS to you,
>> since it has the following advantages:
>>
>> #include <advantages_$OS.h>
>>
>> Simon
>
Simon:
The custom in most news groups is to bottom post. There are times when
in-line posting is also appropriate, though if you do that, leave a
blank line so the comment can be identified from the original post.
That being said, there are some groups where the majority of people
top post. As a rule of thumb, if you suspect the majority of people
prefer a unix style operating system, it is best to bottom post. If
you start using the news reader programs from freebsd for posting,
you will see they default to bottom posting.
Also, I think you will find that in general the people in this group
(comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc) are more polite than some other OS
specific groups. I suspect the more informed of them (of which I do
not include myself!!) are confident enough in their own intelligence
that they don't need to mask it with belligerence.
Finally, I'm curious about the RedHat comment. What "not free"
software do they have in the distribution? Are you speaking of
Stallman defined free or Oxford unabridged defined free? Because if
it is Stallman defined, you will be hard pressed to find any
operating system that meets that definition.
JE
-- To reply, note that I'm not hot for mail, but I do yahoo.
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