FreeBSD 3.2-Release is out

Kenny_Dope writes "FreeBSD 3.2-Release is now available at the usual FTPs (ftp.freebsd.org , and mirrors) with lots of cool new features. go get it now! ( taken from freebsdrocks.com " You BSDies know what to do.

Comments

when is laptop/PAO support to be added?

[Anonymous Coed]

I recently tried to install FreeBSD 3.1 on my laptop over my PCMCIA ethernet card. Then I found out my card, although not an uncommon model, was not supported in the stock install disks. Anyway, long story short, I finally got pointed to some folks in Japan who made a set of patches called PAO to support a wide variety of PCMCIA cards...

Only I still had problems. I got the system installed, but getting it to see my card after the first bootup was a nightmare. And I was not really equipped to patch and compile a kernel. Not to mention the fact that FreeBSD does not ship with Emacs and I haven't the foggiest idea how to use vi.

My question is, when is this vital laptop support going to be rolled into FreeBSD itself?

In the meantime, I'm quite happy with Linux. I just installed RedHat 6.0 on the same laptop, and everything was flawless... both the network interface and sound and everything was instantly recognized.

This isn't a complaint, really. It's a question.

Re:Question for BSD people

[conio]

All the BSDs are great. Most people tend to associate the following things with these three flavors of BSD:

• NetBSD : Runs on almost every architecture imaginable
  
• OpenBSD : Based on NetBSD, with high emphasis on security and buglessness.
  
• FreeBSD : Developed mainly for the x86 platform (with ports in the works for sparc and alpha); provides excellent speed and stability.
  

It seems that most x86 users find FreeBSD the best choice for them. But depending upon your needs, NetBSD or OpenBSD could be your solution.

--Sam Stephenson