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Originally posted by SecretMethod70
Um...reasons? He didn't say he toyed with the idea of a UNIX-variant box, he said specifically a Linux box. I normally wouldn't care about such a suggestion, but it really has nothing to do with what he was asking. BUT, if you have an actual reason why you think it would be better for him to get acquainted with a UNIX-type system using FreeBSD instead of Linux - beyond the fact that you don't know what the state of Linux is - then please post it so that he and anyone else looking to try something new out knows. Of course, since you don't know the state of Linux, it's my guess that you probably don't know what is (and isn't) involved with the current distros and, thus, likely can't give any specific reasons.
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Hmm, at first, I thought you were daft and were personally offended that I would suggest something that wasn't
Linux but, upon further reflection, your reaction might have been (more) reasonable if I were to give you the benefit of the doubt. So, why don't I do just that...
I think my mistake was that one of the first things I suggested was using
FreeBSD and then failed to mention that the rest of my post applies to any
UNIX variant
teflonian might choose, including
Linux. I thought that was clear but I suppose it wasn't...
So, yes, the only reason I suggested
FreeBSD is that I don't know "what is involved with the current distrobutions." If I had such knowledge, I would probably have simply suggest one of those. As it were, I merely suggested the closest thing I could think of and I still don't think it's a bad suggestion. If nothing else, it's another choice...
Whatever
UNIX variant you choose,
teflonian, I suggest you use it as your firewall and NAT server. I doubt you will blow it up (as others have suggested) and it will serve a useful purpose, as well as being an interesting new hobby of yours...
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Plugging your favorite OS or browser or whatever is an alright thing to do when it's actually responding to something, but I don't see how "try FreeBSD" fits as an answer to "what you guys would recommend for a linux newbie."
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Please, read his post, again. His question(s) is(are) a little more involved than that...