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Dan Dart wrote: > FreeBSD is said to be the "official" - somewhat similar to Ubuntu but more so. > NetBSD is another, for portability runs on tonnes of architectures... > OpenBSD is way more secure than most other things - much more so than > Linux - "2 remote holes in the default installation in a hell of a > long time". > > The commands vary quite a bit from Linux - but being POSIX-compliant, > they are quite similar and programs can be compiled for them (Native > Linux ELFs can also run using a Wine-like compatibility layer). > > I have tried all 3 main ones, plus PC-BSD (which tries to make FreeBSD > easier). They're pretty good. I am thinking of using one as a base for > a distro of mine. > > The BSD license is vry short - it just entails you can do anything to > the software as long as you credit the people who made it (you don't > have to keep it free, like Linux). > > Hope that helps. > Cheers > Dan > Thanks for all that info. I have been browsing about BSD. The main one, Free-BSD, looks to have a rather involved install set up. I have also looked at PC-BSD which looks quite good. Now I will look at NetBSD and OpenBSD after your comments. This is a bit like Linux in that there are different versions to look at, not so many of course, and it is a bit difficult to decide which one to go for. Thanks Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html