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Xref: sserve comp.os.minix:22337 comp.os.386bsd.misc:483 comp.os.386bsd.questions:3167 comp.os.linux:44186 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!berkana!cattle!jacobs!root From: root@jacobs.jacobs.mn.org (Mike Horwath) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions Subject: Re: Choosing a Unix like OS for a pc Message-ID: <1993Jun19.231341.3524@jacobs.jacobs.mn.org> Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1993 23:13:41 GMT References: <1993Jun19.125224.17510@colorado.edu> Followup-To: comp.os.minix,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions Organization: Jacob's Ladder BBS, MPLS, MN X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL0] Lines: 32 Alan Krantz (atk@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU) wrote: : Hi- i've been considering purchashing a pc and running one of minix, : bsd-386 and linux and have a few questions: : How does linux compare to other public domain unix like os - such as : 386bsd and minix-386 in terms of features and performance. I would say (and I am biased) that linux is supported better, and the per- formance is much higher than the above 2 os's listed. And for features, if you need a program that is not available, go and get the source and compile it yourself, porting doesn't take alot of effort. There are a few things missing from linix, ie: ibcs2, ELF, WABI (someday :), PPP, etc. Nothing life threatening at all. : Should i post this notice on another newsgroup ? Yeah, post on the competitors groups, and on comp.os.linux, see what other replies you get. : Please send replies to me as this is a cross post. If there is enough : interest i will post a summary of the replies in a week or so. : Thank You, : alan krantz -- Mike Horwath IRC: Drechsau BBS: Drechsau LIFE: lover root@jacobs.jacobs.mn.org drechsau@jacobs.jacobs.mn.org Jacob's Ladder 612-588-0201 UUCP, UseNet, Linux files, BBS