On 11/29/06, Damian Wiest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1) visual editor -- ed, vi, emacs 2) revision control system -- RCS, CVS, Subversion 3) portability tools -- autotools (autoconf, automake, libtool) 4) build system -- make, gmake, bmake 5) packaging system -- pkgsrc, Open and FreeBSD ports systems 6) debugger -- ddb, gdb 7) decompiler -- jad (for "fixing" Java bytecode) 8) bug tracking/feature request system -- gnats, bugzilla 9) team collaboration tools -- email, IRC 10) typesetting tools -- teTeX 11) Web browser -- lynx, w3m, Mozilla
The hidden secret to OpenBSD's success lies in Theo's garage where they have beer, espresso and a compiler. This answers many questions about other operating systems.