Re:Try FreeBSD on your Alpha (Score 1)

this is great if you run UniProcessor and certain hardware. Some of the hardware that I run is just plain not supported. For example, my DigitalServer 5300 just plain doesn't run FreeBSD or NetBSD, but cranks along just fine under linux, and Digital Unix is out of my price range plus it takes forever to set it up so it will compile and run GNU apps.

You also have to have SRM on the machine to boot those. it's not an option, that's required. Machines like the UX will never have a hope of running it (no SRM available), but it will run linux via Milo.