Mike Miller writes: 

> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 tclug at b-o-b.homelinux.com wrote: 
> 
>> This is a loaded question, and could start a riot / flame war on this 
>> list. 
>>
>> It is my duty to inform you that *best* (slipping into flame retardant / 
>> riot gear suit) OS for this sort of setup would be Slackware Linux. 
>> www.slackware.com 
>>
>> Not to upset the list, pretty much any flavor of Linux will do the job 
>> for you.
>  
> 
> I don't get "upset" about any recommendations but I have to wonder why you 
> recommend Slackware instead of some other distro.  

I recommended Slackware because I feel it is the *best* as stated above.  
Other than that, it is my favorite. 

I cannot comment on the *BSD option though. 

Robert De Mars 

I also wonder why
> FreeBSD is being recommended instead of some Linux solution.  A 
> recommendation is nice, but a recommendation that comes with an 
> explanation is much more valuable. 
> 
> Mike 
> 
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