Ok,

I love FreeBsd, it is yet to let me down (I let me down the last time, ended
up in hospital the day a major bug was found and my box got hacked through
telnet :o((  )

I found FreeBSD to be the easiest to install.

Regards,

Kat.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [OT]: What is Windows XP?


> As soon as I can migrate off this machine, Format/fdisk/reload, & migrate
> back I will have a machine available to give Linux. It may take 30 to 60
> days.
> The questions:
>
> Where do I start? What version/flavor do I get and where should I get it?
> How much machine is needed? memory/speed/disk?
> What are the trade offs?
>
> I am asking here because I think a PIC list answer will be more accurate
> than on a Linux group!
>
> John Ferrell
> 6241 Phillippi Rd
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> Phone: (336)685-9606
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dale Botkin" <dale@BOTKIN.ORG>
> To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [OT]: What is Windows XP?
>
>
> > On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, Herbert Graf wrote:
> >
> > > Hehe, I've got a Linux machine acting as a router on my network and
the
> only
> > > time I have to reboot it is when power goes out! So far my uptime is:
> > >
> > > 08:36:55 up 125 Days (3006h)
> > >
> > > I guess that's how long it's been since my last power outage! :) TTYL
> >
> > Had mine up to 300+ at the old house...  it was on a UPS.  It's my
router,
> > firewall, SMTP, DNS, Web, POP3, SQL and everything else server, as well
as
> > where I do some code testing.  Right now it's 80 days and counting.
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > --
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> > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics
> >
> >
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