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一份很好的linux入门资料

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;while&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;still&nbsp;requires&nbsp;many&nbsp;behaviors&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;configured&nbsp;via&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;most&nbsp;important&nbsp;difference,&nbsp;though,&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;potential&nbsp;that&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;has&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;offer&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;result&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;&quot;fresh&nbsp;start&quot;&nbsp;approach.&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;is&nbsp;awesome&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in&nbsp;many&nbsp;ways,&nbsp;but&nbsp;no&nbsp;matter&nbsp;how&nbsp;you&nbsp;slice&nbsp;it,&nbsp;it's&nbsp;still&nbsp;basically&nbsp;an&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;evolved&nbsp;port&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;20+&nbsp;year-old&nbsp;operating&nbsp;system,&nbsp;and&nbsp;with&nbsp;that&nbsp;age&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;comes&nbsp;a&nbsp;certain&nbsp;amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;baggage.&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;may&nbsp;be&nbsp;far&nbsp;more&nbsp;efficient&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;than&nbsp;Windows,&nbsp;but&nbsp;it&nbsp;still&nbsp;carries&nbsp;the&nbsp;past&nbsp;on&nbsp;its&nbsp;shoulders,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(more&nbsp;importantly)&nbsp;lacks&nbsp;many&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;futuristic&nbsp;technologies&nbsp;built&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;into&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;start.&nbsp;For&nbsp;example,&nbsp;the&nbsp;ease&nbsp;and&nbsp;elegance&nbsp;of&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;data-sharing&nbsp;between&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;applications&nbsp;via&nbsp;BMessages,&nbsp;the&nbsp;built-in&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scriptability&nbsp;of&nbsp;all&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;applications,&nbsp;the&nbsp;ability&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;system&nbsp;to&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;take&nbsp;maximum&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;of&nbsp;any&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;CPUs&nbsp;without&nbsp;developers&nbsp;having&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;specifically&nbsp;code&nbsp;in&nbsp;multi-proc&nbsp;support,&nbsp;the&nbsp;extensibility&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;entire&nbsp;operating&nbsp;system&nbsp;via&nbsp;plug-ins&nbsp;(&quot;known&nbsp;as&nbsp;Add-Ons&quot;)...&nbsp;I&nbsp;could&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;go&nbsp;on,&nbsp;but&nbsp;you&nbsp;should&nbsp;read&nbsp;Be's&nbsp;whitepaper,&nbsp;The&nbsp;MediaOS&nbsp;to&nbsp;learn&nbsp;more.&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All&nbsp;of&nbsp;BeOS's&nbsp;amazing&nbsp;technology&nbsp;comes&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;price&nbsp;though&nbsp;--&nbsp;Be&nbsp;has&nbsp;to&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cut&nbsp;a&nbsp;swath&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;jungle&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;entrenched&nbsp;industry,&nbsp;develop&nbsp;an&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;installed&nbsp;base&nbsp;of&nbsp;users,&nbsp;support&nbsp;the&nbsp;hardware&nbsp;out&nbsp;there,&nbsp;and&nbsp;make&nbsp;it&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as&nbsp;easy&nbsp;and&nbsp;fruitful&nbsp;as&nbsp;possible&nbsp;for&nbsp;developers&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;a&nbsp;living&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;writing&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;software&nbsp;--&nbsp;all&nbsp;things&nbsp;that&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;already&nbsp;has&nbsp;under&nbsp;its&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;belt.&nbsp;<BR>
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Common&nbsp;Ground&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If&nbsp;the&nbsp;point&nbsp;isn't&nbsp;clear&nbsp;as&nbsp;glass&nbsp;by&nbsp;now,&nbsp;I'll&nbsp;say&nbsp;it&nbsp;outright:&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;complement&nbsp;one&nbsp;another,&nbsp;and&nbsp;make&nbsp;for&nbsp;great&nbsp;kissin'&nbsp;cousins&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on&nbsp;any&nbsp;hard&nbsp;drive.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;seem&nbsp;to&nbsp;pick&nbsp;up&nbsp;nicely&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;leaves&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;off.&nbsp;The&nbsp;days&nbsp;of&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;&quot;one&nbsp;computer,&nbsp;one&nbsp;operating&nbsp;system&quot;&nbsp;are&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;over,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ecosystems&nbsp;thrive&nbsp;best&nbsp;under&nbsp;biologically&nbsp;diverse&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;conditions.&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;is&nbsp;more&nbsp;mature,&nbsp;has&nbsp;more&nbsp;applications&nbsp;(right&nbsp;now),&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;supports&nbsp;more&nbsp;hardware.&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;is&nbsp;lighter&nbsp;on&nbsp;its&nbsp;feet,&nbsp;has&nbsp;way&nbsp;more&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exciting&nbsp;technology,&nbsp;offers&nbsp;a&nbsp;far&nbsp;more&nbsp;pleasant&nbsp;&quot;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;box&quot;&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;experience,&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;company&nbsp;with&nbsp;an&nbsp;infrastructure&nbsp;as&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;logical&nbsp;and&nbsp;lightweight&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;operating&nbsp;system&nbsp;they&nbsp;build.&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You&nbsp;want&nbsp;my&nbsp;honest&nbsp;personal&nbsp;opinion?&nbsp;(As&nbsp;if&nbsp;you&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;already&nbsp;know).&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;using&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;Linux,&nbsp;even&nbsp;though&nbsp;there's&nbsp;still&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wet&nbsp;cement&nbsp;in&nbsp;some&nbsp;places.&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;time,&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;run&nbsp;my&nbsp;Web&nbsp;sites&nbsp;from&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;server&nbsp;before&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;run&nbsp;them&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;machine&nbsp;at&nbsp;this&nbsp;point&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;game.&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;Land&nbsp;Rover&nbsp;and&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;Maserati.&nbsp;The&nbsp;cool&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;thing&nbsp;is,&nbsp;with&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;being&nbsp;free&nbsp;(though&nbsp;installation&nbsp;CDs&nbsp;and&nbsp;manuals&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with&nbsp;enhanced&nbsp;distributions&nbsp;run&nbsp;around&nbsp;$30)&nbsp;and&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;still&nbsp;$69,&nbsp;just&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;about&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;can&nbsp;afford&nbsp;to&nbsp;run&nbsp;both&nbsp;for&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;cost&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;single&nbsp;Windows&nbsp;98&nbsp;upgrade&nbsp;(while&nbsp;NT&nbsp;Workstation&nbsp;runs&nbsp;around&nbsp;$319).&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Want&nbsp;to&nbsp;compare&nbsp;these&nbsp;cousins&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;glance?&nbsp;I've&nbsp;constructed&nbsp;a&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;/&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;technology&nbsp;comparison&nbsp;chart&nbsp;for&nbsp;quick&nbsp;reference.&nbsp;<BR>
Random&nbsp;Notes&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;Version&nbsp;3.1&nbsp;of&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;was&nbsp;released&nbsp;last&nbsp;month&nbsp;and&nbsp;provides&nbsp;broader&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hardware&nbsp;support,&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;appearance&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;serial&nbsp;port&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;preferences&nbsp;application,&nbsp;and&nbsp;an&nbsp;experimental&nbsp;graphics&nbsp;acceleration&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tool&nbsp;for&nbsp;Pentium&nbsp;Pro&nbsp;and&nbsp;Pentium&nbsp;II&nbsp;machines.&nbsp;See&nbsp;PC&nbsp;Magazine's&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;review.&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;A&nbsp;benefactor&nbsp;has&nbsp;emerged&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;shadows&nbsp;to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;developers&nbsp;in&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;their&nbsp;applications&nbsp;to&nbsp;maturity&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;venture&nbsp;capital&nbsp;fund.&nbsp;See&nbsp;the&nbsp;BeFund's&nbsp;first&nbsp;newsletter.&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;Two&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;news&nbsp;sites&nbsp;have&nbsp;merged&nbsp;into&nbsp;a&nbsp;single&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;powerhouse&nbsp;--&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;Central&nbsp;and&nbsp;Believe&nbsp;are&nbsp;now&nbsp;one&nbsp;entity,&nbsp;called&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;Central.&nbsp;BeLeadingEdge&nbsp;and&nbsp;BeForever&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;thrive.&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;BeTrieve&nbsp;now&nbsp;provides&nbsp;an&nbsp;alternate&nbsp;download&nbsp;source&nbsp;for&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;applications&nbsp;and&nbsp;software.&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;Software,&nbsp;software,&nbsp;software.&nbsp;See&nbsp;Be's&nbsp;BeWare&nbsp;section&nbsp;to&nbsp;browse&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;collection&nbsp;of&nbsp;available&nbsp;applications.&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Comments&nbsp;from&nbsp;Readers:&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Andy&nbsp;Tai&nbsp;-&nbsp;Subject:&nbsp;Author&nbsp;is&nbsp;biased&nbsp;toward&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;(1998-12-08&nbsp;19:29:47)&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;author&nbsp;is&nbsp;clearly&nbsp;pro-BeOS.&nbsp;The&nbsp;article&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;written&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;comparsion&nbsp;between&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;and&nbsp;any&nbsp;Unix-like&nbsp;OS.&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But&nbsp;no&nbsp;matter,&nbsp;since&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;is&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Software/Open&nbsp;Source,&nbsp;any&nbsp;features&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of&nbsp;BeOs&nbsp;that&nbsp;are&nbsp;good&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;cloned.&nbsp;Only&nbsp;a&nbsp;matter&nbsp;of&nbsp;time.&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris&nbsp;-&nbsp;Subject:&nbsp;He&nbsp;is&nbsp;biased,&nbsp;but&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;is&nbsp;nice&nbsp;:)&nbsp;(1998-12-08&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22:56:53)&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes,&nbsp;the&nbsp;article&nbsp;is&nbsp;obviously&nbsp;biased.&nbsp;(aren't&nbsp;all&nbsp;articles&nbsp;biased?)&nbsp;If&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you&nbsp;read&nbsp;the&nbsp;comparision&nbsp;chart,&nbsp;the&nbsp;wording&nbsp;is&nbsp;rather&nbsp;skewed&nbsp;as&nbsp;well.&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But,&nbsp;personally,&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;still&nbsp;rather&nbsp;use&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;as&nbsp;my&nbsp;workstation&nbsp;and&nbsp;my&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Linux&nbsp;box&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;server.&nbsp;BeOS&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;nice&nbsp;OS.&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris&nbsp;<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Zygo&nbsp;Blaxell&nbsp;-&nbsp;Subject:&nbsp;Author&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;OS&nbsp;pundit&nbsp;wannabe&nbsp;(1998-12-09&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13:41:18)&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Under&nbsp;no&nbsp;other&nbsp;operating&nbsp;system&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;can&nbsp;you&nbsp;launch&nbsp;eight&nbsp;QuickTime&nbsp;movies&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;simultaneously,&nbsp;then&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;read&nbsp;your&nbsp;e-mail,&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;format&nbsp;a&nbsp;floppy,&nbsp;and&nbsp;decompress&nbsp;a&nbsp;zipped&nbsp;backup&nbsp;all&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at&nbsp;once&nbsp;and&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;system&nbsp;still&nbsp;respond&nbsp;to&nbsp;your&nbsp;next&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mouse&nbsp;click&nbsp;with&nbsp;little&nbsp;delay.&quot;&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That&nbsp;sounded&nbsp;like&nbsp;a&nbsp;challenge.&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(typing&nbsp;noises...&quot;6...7...8...OK,&nbsp;now&nbsp;email...hmmm...does&nbsp;a&nbsp;cpio.gz&nbsp;<BR>