FreeBSD or OpenBSD for Python?

[Graeme Cross]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Useldinger [mailto:p at trick.lu]
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 2:06 AM
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: FreeBSD or OpenBSD for Python?
> 
> Hi All,
> I am looking for alternatives to my current Linux OS, and am currently
> evaluating both FreeBSD and OpenBSD.
> Has anyone got a strong point for or against one of these OSes,
> specifically regarding Python? I am especially interested in 
> - the ease of compiling CPython
> - the thread support (both for Python and in general)
> - running Twisted.
> Regards,
> -pu

I can't comment on OpenBSD, but the Python support in FreeBSD is excellent.

There was a freebsd-python mailing list, set up earlier this year, that you may find helpful:

http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-python

Regards,
Graeme

--
Graeme Cross <gjc at invetech.com.au>
Invetech Pty Ltd - http://www.invetech.com.au/