[FADCA] RE: [Fpac] Why Linux?

Wed, 24 Jul 2002 07:13:39 -0400

Charlie;
I will take a poke at it from what I have.
1. Code is much more up to date.
2. FPAC Linux addes autorouting for the call setup
	i.e. you do not need to have the X.121 address to make a call,
	the FPAC Linux boxes exchange heard list and the user issues a
	connect to a call, the network does the rest providing that
	the boxes on each end are FPAC LINUX of course
3. It is supposed to handle UI mode across the network for things like
	APRS, TCP etc.
4. Since it talks to the kernel it can also access other kernel features.
5. There are a large number of network tools available to LINUX, much more
	so than DOS, allowing you to do all kind of testing and data
gathering.
6. Other protocols can reside with FPAC in the LINUX box so you can support
	other activities such as APRS, IP, NetRom, (Insert your favorite
protocol
	here) whatever. Gives people a chance to play with other stuff.

Yes the down side is that there is a learning curve for each person that has
not worked with UNIX, but I am finding that it is not so bad and now we are
starting to move to LINUX at work so it is a double plus for me...
Some of the guys over on the other FPAC list; [email protected] can probably
give you some other reasons, that is what is running in France now and it
seems to be pretty bullet proof.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles S.Schuman [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 09:08 AM
> To: [email protected]; FPAC Packet Group
> Subject: [Fpac] Why Linux?
> 
> 
> FPAC runs under DOS. I've heard that it runs well under DOS 4 
> thru 6. All of
> these OS were very stable under normal conditions and 
> required only a small
> amount of RAM and MS has packaged them so that all you need 
> to do is throw a
> handful of diskettes into the reader and the system 
> configures itself. Most
> of us have a good handle on MSDOS and feel comfortable with 
> it's commands
> and operation.
> 
> So, the question begs to be answered, Why switch to Linux? 
> What is it about
> Linux that makes it worth the effort to learn a new OS and 
> the time needed
> to compile a basic System?
> 
> Would anyone like to take a crack at answering the question?
> 
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