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From: cdt94001@oasis.dit.upm.es (GARCIA VALDEARENAS)
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD?
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Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 17:52:19 GMT
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Linux is faster than FreeBSD, but has a very poor network support. If you are not
going to be connected to a network Linux is better. Linux supports graphics whithout
X. Linux can execute many MS-DOS programs using a MS-DOS emulator (exceptions are
all MS-Windows programs). Linux can execute all SCO binaries (so you can buy many
programs for Linux) .
Support for MS-Windows programs under Linux and FreeBSD is under development.
Currently only very few programs can run under MS-Windows emulator ("wine").
The most popular distribution of Linux is Slackware. It is very easy to install.
The last version of XFree86 is XFree 3.0 included in X11R6 but is not very popular.
XFree86 2.1.1 is more suitable for people not involved in X development.