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From: ae7140185@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg
Subject: Question about BSD/Linux/GNU
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 23:27:24 GMT

Hey everybody,
	I have some small, trivial questions that I believe they have
been asked before but I hope someone can enlighten me on this:

1)	Are BSD, Linux and GNU are Unix clone for the PC?
2)	Are they all freeware?
3)	Can we just dropload from any ftp site and merely install them
	into our PC.
4)	Which of the three is better?
5)	Any FAQ around?

I asking them because I am rather interested to install a Unix system onto my
PC but I can't really afford a Unix SVR4.2. I hope someone can help me by
showing me how to get a UNix onto my PC.

Thank you.

Moebius