>really....there is no single operating system to fill everyones 
>needs....just find the one right for your needs.....I love NetBSD 
>and Linux, and am happy with he results I have gotten....and 
>sometimes the spending hours to get something to work isn=92t so bad 
>to those of us who see NetBSD as a work of art ;)
>
>peace
>pete
>out
>#!

This whole thread deserves a comment from a Mac man.  To borrow Dan 
Knight's (Low End Mac creator and maintainer) one time tag line, UNIX 
for stablilty, Mac OS for productivity, and Windows for games.  I 
have found that NetBSD is a solid build on my 68k Macs and is in use 
at this very moment as my router/firewall for my home network.  When 
I make changes and other editing issues it's from my PowerMac G4 
terminaling into that box (a Mac IIci) or via SSH.  I much prefer the 
tools on my killer Mac and the fact that I can manipulate NetBSD on 
that IIci from the G4.  It's been a rare occurance when I've crashed 
the IIci running 1.5.1 and then what I do is just restart it since I 
keep it simple on that box, PPPoE, IPNAT, and IP Filter are it's main 
uses but I do have SSH and FTP set up on it for the fun and use of 
those as the tools I use to maintain NetBSD on the IIci from the G4. 
To each there own here, but I don't knock NetBSD since it's the one 
free UNIX I trust to do the job on my 68k Macs.
-- 
Randy

OS X - UNIX for the rest of us
NetBSD - I got it up and running!