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From: crt@tiamat.umd.umich.edu (Rob Shady)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: 386BSD or NetBSD?
Date: 4 Oct 1993 18:47:43 -0400
Organization: Univerisity of Michigan - Dearborn
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> This post tends to give the impression that FreeBSD is somewhat
> less stable than NetBSD. I doubt this is the case. It jsut
> doesn't have the urge to be as 'cutting edge' (or whatever the
> trendy term for the day is) as NetBSD.....
Damn.. I never meant to give that impression, here, let me correct myself.
386BSD - Very, VERY buggy! Unstable w/o patch kit.
FreeBSD - 386BSD with patches & minor enhancements. This UNIX system is very
stable, and is a decent system for people who do not want the
latest and the greatest in exchange for some instability problems.
NetBSD - 386BSD with patches & MAJOR enhancements! Not the most stable
system in the world, but it is the cutting edge of technology with
all of the greatest enhancements including Loadable Kernel Modules,
and other really k-rad stuff. Great system for the experimentor
or someone who is really trying to dive head-first into the world
of UNIX kernel hacking.