Re: Daily digest, Issue 241 (1 messages)

I like OpenBSD on the Zaurus, but three main reasons for the
change are:
1) No SD card write support so far;
2) Speed: Debian EABI is running very fast on the Zaurus.
Even on the OABI
system, for example, Iceweasel (firefox 2.0.0.7) can launch
in 30 seconds,
but it takes 5+ minutes on OpenBSD to load the program.
Others like Abiword and Gimp also load faster.
3) Creating a new port in Debian is more user-friendly and
straightforward
than in OpenBSD. I am not saying this is a bad thing about
OpenBSD, since it
is explicitly stated as a "developer's system".
Since I am just a common user and not so into the
philosophies of Unix
vs.Linux, I just go for the one that is more user-friendly
and speedy,
especially when it comes to small machines like the Zaurus.
(No intent to flame here. So please spare me.  :-P )

cheers,
Dave


2007/11/9, owner-armopenbsd.org <owner-armopenbsd.org>:
>
> The pre-dawn daily digest
> Volume 1 : Issue 241 : "text" Format
>
> Messages in this Issue:
> Re: Contrib OpenBSD 4.2 feed for Zaurus
>
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> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:11:09 +0100
> From: frantisek holop <minusfobiit.org>
> To: armopenbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Contrib OpenBSD 4.2 feed for Zaurus
> Message-ID: <20071108111109.GG3711obiit.org>
>
> hmm, on Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 11:43:04AM +0100, zaurus
dvm said that
> > I've stopped doing that because I've switched from
OpenBSD to Linux
> again
> > (Debian EABI). Hope the files still help.
>
> care to elaborate about the change?
> what's the reason of your dissatisfaction with
openbsd?
>
> how would you compare the 2 systems,
> both being full systems and not embedded roms?
>
> -f
> --
> why is it that the best taglines are always too long
to
>
>
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> End of [arm] Daily digest, Issue 241 (1 messages)
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On Nov 9, 2007 8:56 AM, zaurus dvm <dvm.zaurusgmail.com> wrote:
> I like OpenBSD on the Zaurus, but three main reasons
for the change are:
> 1) No SD card write support so far

The current 4.2 has this now.

> 2) Speed: Debian EABI is running very fast on the
Zaurus. Even on the OABI
> system, for example, Iceweasel (firefox 2.0.0.7) can
launch in 30 seconds,
> but it takes 5+ minutes on OpenBSD to load the
program.
> Others like Abiword and Gimp also load faster.
>
> 3) Creating a new port in Debian is more user-friendly
and straightforward
> than in OpenBSD. I am not saying this is a bad thing
about OpenBSD, since it
> is explicitly stated as a "developer's
system".
> Since I am just a common user and not so into the
philosophies of Unix
> vs.Linux, I just go for the one that is more
user-friendly and speedy,
> especially when it comes to small machines like the
Zaurus.
> (No intent to flame here. So please spare me.  :-P )


Yes. Yes that's probably true. OpenBSD sacrifices immediate
usability
for long-term correctness (which avoids the niggly messes
Linux gets
in).

-Nick