Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 31st Jan 2003 00:09 UTC
Well, we all have used Unix, in one form or another (maybe even through embeded products). But which one is your favorite flavor of Unix-based/Unix-alike OSes? Read more and vote! Update: SHAME on you, who ever you are: Messing/hacking with go2poll's code and altering the results in favor of FreeBSD. By doing so, you are doing MORE BAD than good to your favorite platform.
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I use FreeBSD.
So, people: HOW do you use your Unix?
At the console:
I do C & C++ programming in Pico (sorry, I'm not a big fan of Emacs or vi). I also am currently studying the FreeBSD kernel and user world tools' source code to see how things are done, and to learn. I usually have a console mp3 player going in the background while I work.
In X-Windows:
I use KDE and Konquerer (currently upgrading to 3.1) to browse OSNews and a few other sites.
WHY did you vote for that Unix and not for the other?
I haven't used all of the ones on the list, so I can obviously only vote for one I have used. I have tried 5 or 6 distributions and versions of those distrobutions, and was never very satisfied with how everything fit together. There is a not-so-fine line between integration and a "jumbled mess", and all the distributions I tried were the latter. I'm also not a big fan of the GPL license. I could wax philosphy all day, but I prefer less restrictions in the license rather than more (even if you argue they are beneficial to "remaining free" or whatever). It's much less of a hassle, in my opinion. Just read over it, and then read over the GPL license. All my opinions of course.
WHAT qualities do you appreciate in your fav unix that you don't on other?
Hmm. I like that is open source, because I'm a college student studying CS, and trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible. If I ever wonder how something works, its neat to be able to do "locate *toolIamThinkingabout*.c" and print it out and look over it.
I like the organization of FreeBSD as well. You can figure out where most anything is, by looking at the reference in "man hier".
The ports are very nice. It's nice not to have to worry about whether something will install properly, or put itself in the standard place, be compatible with xyz libary, etc.
The documentation is excellent! FreeBSD has a central documentation source, that is very well-written and detailed. The handbook in particular is a god-send, and I'm currently reading the developer's handbook, also very good (300 more pages to go...)
The community is also very intelligent, helpful, and usually polite. Most questions are answered politely on the mailing lists, although some of the folks are rude sometimes, I think they are in the minority.
I don't like to have all of my eggs in one basket as well. I do in fact like Windows (XP), but who knows? Microsoft is a large company, and large companies tend to act in their own best interests many times.
Hmm. Sorry for rambling, but... you did ask. ;-)
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