[nycbug-talk] Possible topics for future meetings

[Isaac Levy]

On Jan 27, 2004, at 5:06 PM, michael wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:12:48 -0500 (EST)
> "G. Rosamond" <George at sddi.net> wrote:
>
>>> A dispassionate comparison of Linux (Debian & Gentoo are
>>> particularly of interest to me) and FreeBSD (others also
>>> if desired).
>
>> i think this is a great idea.
>>
>> g
>>
>
> I could offer up a lot on Gentoo, I run it on several
> servers and desktops. It has been described as the most BSD
> of the Linux Distros.  Frankly, that is what drove me to
> BSD.  If Gentoo had emulated it in a few ways, then why not
> find out why, eh?.   I'm still relatively new to BSD but I
> may be able to add to the discussion.
>
> The technical differences beg for a deeper discussion.
> Having said that, the appearance and feel are surprisingly
> similar. Here's my (unsolicited) take on that.
>
> Server: Once I got bash and nano installed <grin> I felt
> quite at home.  Much of the directory structure and command
> syntax is similar.  It is like jumping into your buddy's
> car.. you might not know how to crank the AC with
> searching for it for a second, but, you're gonna know how to
> drive it without even thinking.  After one lap around
> the"cvsup portsfile"(emerge sync) and "cd /appname ; make
> install"(emerge appname) you'll be ready to compile a new
> kernel.
>
> Desktop: Once you get X and fluxbox (or openbox, kde,
> gnome, etc) loaded it will look just like any linux box.
> Add a browser, email, text editor, chat, and whatever else
> you usually run and you won't know the difference.
>
> Obviously a meeting topic wouldn't be about *fluff* like
> that but about gnarly tech stuff <grin>
>
> Michael

Michael, this equivalents list for Gentoo totally rocks.  I'd love to 
see this information go up somewhere more formally- as your experiences 
here provide an excellent bridge.

Rocket-
.ike