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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:57383 comp.unix.bsd:13545 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!foxhound.dsto.gov.au!fang.dsto.gov.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!news.adelaide.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk!uxmail!hk.super.net!Virtual_Cafe.hk.super.net!Scot From: Scot@hk.super.net (Stephane Cotineau) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: BSD vs. Linux Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 23:17:55 Organization: Hong Kong SuperNet Lines: 40 Message-ID: <Scot.11.00174D29@hk.super.net> References: <1994Mar8.141900.2906@wubios.wustl.edu> <michaelv.763141055@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 202.14.67.33 X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] >In <1994Mar8.141900.2906@wubios.wustl.edu> david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J Camp) writes: >>What are the relative merits of NetBSD vs. Linux? Is either >>technically superior? I suppose BSD is more portable. How difficult >>is would it be to port the Linux utilities to BSD? -David- >*I'm* not getting into another NetBSD/Linux shootout. Suffice it to >say *I* like NetBSD better because, in my opinion it's better >documented all the way around, the networking code is much more stable >and compatible with the world as we know it, and it just feels like a >more "real" big-time Unix than a PC O/S. >Right now, NetBSD-current (the stuff that will become NetBSD-1.0 when >it's ready) is about half-way between 4.3BSD and 4.4BSD. As soon as >4.4BSD-Lite hits the streets, I'm sure most of the rest of 4.4 will be >absorbed in short order. >For what reason would you port Linux utilities to NetBSD? NetBSD >already has a very rich suite of utilities. Is there something >missing that I don't know about? >-- >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Michael L. VanLoon Iowa State University Computation Center > michaelv@iastate.edu Project Vincent Systems Staff > Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free Unix for PC/Mac/Amiga/etc. I have planned to install Unix on a 486 & am actually wondering what to choose. A friend lent me a CD with Linux & another one with 386BSD & NetBSD. After reading a few things about the instability of Linux networking ( one reason I want Unix) I'm contemplating installing NetBSD. The version that is on the CD is 0.8 (July 93) & I understand there is near 1.0 version right now. Where can I get it & should I install 0.8 then upgrade or rather get the files for the current version & start from scratch ? Thks for any answer SCot