Hi,

on the other hand the SuSE install is fine. You may specify anything 
in cylinders, sectors and for the size of the partition even the size in 
MB (like +160M = add a 160MB partition from a given start), the next 
partition to be added has the correct startpoint allready. The problem 
is that every distribution handles that diffeent.

mike

On 6 Apr 2000, at 9:49, Wolfgang Rupprecht wrote:

> 
> > > I don't see how a user can tell the difference? (between linux and
> > > NetBSD) I can see how an administrator can tell the difference...
> > > I wonder what it is they want from linux that they can't find in
> > > NetBSD?
> 
> An easy install???
> 
> If folks are really interested in what the difference is, they should
> download the Redhat 6.2 iso, pop in a scratch harddisk and install.
> Then they should try the same with Netbsd.
> 
> The Netbsd install always reminds me of the Monty Python bridge scene
> "What's the take-off weight of a sparrow?"
> 
>     "What is the offset of the next partition?"  
>     "Is that in sectors or cylinders?"
>     "I don't know. -- AAARGGG".
> 
> -wolfgang
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