Tuesday, May 6, 2003, 1:04:49 AM, Rodolfo wrote: > At 11:32 5/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: >> There are other Linux distros for the sparc platform but I would >>seriously take a look at NetBSD. Depending on what you plan to do with >>the system (you mentioned devel work) it is a better choice than >>OpenBSD. > I have no knowledge of any of the *BSD OS's. Would NetBSD or FreeBSD be a > good choice for a home firewall or server? When answering, keep in mind > that all I really know is Red Hat and Windows; everything else I ever used > in the Unix world I've long since forgotten. I find freebsd easier in doing that, I suppose because of the well written documentation in the freebsd handbook. But at the end of the day its a matter of personal choice and which OS you're more comfortable with. > -- > Rodolfo J. Paiz > rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Best regards, Subhi S Hashwa mailto:subhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Operations Manager Electronic Corner Limited