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Xref: sserve comp.os.minix:22366 comp.os.386bsd.misc:504 comp.os.386bsd.questions:3257 comp.os.linux:44991 Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!headwall.Stanford.EDU!nntp.Stanford.EDU!leland.Stanford.EDU!robpang From: robpang@leland.Stanford.EDU (Yiu-Kin Pang) Subject: Re: Choosing a Unix like OS for a pc Message-ID: <1993Jun25.012530.800@leland.Stanford.EDU> Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News) Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA References: <1993Jun19.125224.17510@colorado.edu> <1993Jun19.231341.3524@jacobs.jacobs.mn.org> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 01:25:30 GMT Lines: 43 In article <1993Jun19.231341.3524@jacobs.jacobs.mn.org>, root@jacobs.jacobs.mn.org (Mike Horwath) writes: |> 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. I have installed Linux for 2 months but I found that it was less useful to me than I have hoped. I tried to do my CS programming homework twice with no luck. There is no "socket" in Linux (which I think follow System V). Also, the memory management (mprotect) is different from BSD. I must say that Linux has been a stable and well-supported UNIX but unfortunately I am so stuck with BSD. |> 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 Robert Pang