| >Sorry, I'm going to have a hard time taking this seriously. That will happen when you don't read it. Allow me to repeat it for you: 'There is no "basic linux installation"'. Linux is a kernel. There is no "basic linux installation". I do not know how it could possible be stated any clearer. Each individual distro is its own OS, which may or may not have a installation labelled "basic". Most of those are larger than any BSDs full OS. This is very simple. >And, frankly, your statement about the "full OS" is meaningless No it is not. You are awfully hostile for someone who just wants to learn. BSD operating systems are operating systems. The full OS means the full OS. Plain and simple. The lack of distinction between the OS and third party packages is unique to linux distros, where the OS itself consists almost entirely of third party packages in the first place. In BSD systems as in most systems, the operating system is everything included in the operating system, and third party software is third party software. >it includes every possible package This is one of the fundamental differences, which is why it seems to odd that you claim to be talking about the differences but you don't even know them. >I meant small in terms of packages. The kernel, a shell, and not much else unless you specify it. There is no mainstream linux distro where that is the case. Only specialized micro distros intended for embedded use and based on busybox provide anything like that. Debian, ubuntu, fedora, etc all have a few hundred MB more stuff in their minimal installation. >but the point was that I'm used to specifying exactly what else I want It is unreasonable to expect me to understand that was your point when you said something completely different. Nonetheless, you do not get that unless you are doing a custom LFS. >The point you ignored or missed is that as a Linux user with no BSD exposure there's a basic difference in philosophy No, that's the point you missed and instead talked about being minimal. >I'm not "bringing up" anything in terms of absolute pros and cons Saying "I love thing that is my own misunderstanding" implies that the other option lacks that thing. That's what pros and cons are all about. |