> You can't realistically compare a 'live cd' to an actual install.
> I've never tried the OpenBSD live cd because it lacked development
> tools - which is one of OpenBSD's primary advantages! OpenBSD has
> excellent man pages, is uber awesome at auditing their code,
> and at providing a secure working environment.
I have used a bunch of live CDs so I must compare this to them,
it was bare IMHO.
> As you know though, security v.s. usability/features is a tradeoff.
> You can't have extensive functionaity & security at the same time.
> Proper development requires rigorous testing and code auditing
> to prevent bugs and security holes.
> Also, you have to realize that BSDAnywhere does not use a compressed
> file system like Knoppix & a lot of Linux livecd's do, hence
> probably why it doesn't have a bunch of features.
My complaint is mostly that the GUI menu had almost no programs.
I ran firefox and Thunderbird from a terminal, the only "GUI program"
on any menu that I could find was "terminal."
> Question - why do you need dir? You're running *nix - use ls!
> Seriously, what functionality does dir give you that ls does not?
> Why do use mc? Maybe I'm weird, but I've never seen a need for mc
> over using the basic command line tools.
In Slackware dir defaults to an different column-ation than ls
and is normally included to make M$ users feel not so lost.
mc is super at mass tagging, renaming and other GUI like operations.
I don't like not using the tools provided, perhaps you don't understand
all of it's abilities. My day would be 20 times longer without it.
> Old versions of Solaris don't use dir, either - hence you use ls.
dir is a DOS command and is included in LINUX just for newbies.
> Another thing to realize is that you are using BSD not GNU/Linux.
> BSD & GNU/Linux are like cousins - they have an insane amount of
> similarities but are not the same. Generally speaking you do
> some things differently in BSD then you would in Linux and vice versa.
> If you had been using BSD for years and decided to try Knoppix, you'd
> probably have similar questions, like where's sysctl, why is everything
> GNU, where's the man page for my network card, why does it take
> so long to boot, where's pf, etc...
I use Slackware and I start in LINUX and I only start the X system for
the mail or to work with pictures etc.
> Each has their own strengths/weaknesses.
One thing that I failed to mention is this live BSD was the slowest
at doing everything that I ever tried.
I am a user, have never taken any kind of IT class.
--
Ron KA4INM - Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog.
Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh!
There's so little hope for advancement. -- Snoopy
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