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From: newcombe@aa.csc.peachnet.edu (Dan Newcombe)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: I hope this won't ignite a major flame war, but I've got to know!
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 11:06:31 UNDEFINED
Organization: Clayton State College
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>I realize I'm treading on dangerous ground here, since I'm going to
SPLITTER!!! :)
>Historically, these classes of people have preferred Berkeley Unix
>to System V. System V appealed to the corporate world, where what
>was important was a supported Unix.
I guess someone forgot to tell me I should prefer Berkeley.
>Hence, I would expect {Free,Net}BSD to be overwhelmingly more popular
>than Linux. Yet, based on the volume of posting on the net, the number
>of FTP sites that carry each system, and the number of CD-ROM places that
>I've seen selling each, it seems the Linux is by far the winner in the
>popularity contest.
Well...my experiences put me with Linux. And this is my story (insert logo,
credits, and theme song here... :)
I got a 386-33DX in early '92. I decided - why waste it, lets get a Unix
along with DOS (which I still needed for classes.) At the time, I knew there
was Minix($$$), 386BSD, and Linux. I couldn't run 386BSD cause it needed a
FPU for it's current release. So I installed Linux (0.96???) and was amazed
by it. It was fast!!! (Coming from an 8088, CP/M was fast :) I then
started learning Unix, posting annoying newbie questions on comp.os.linux
Somewhere during the summer or fall, 386BSD 0.1 came out. As I'd always heard
of BSD, I figured I should try it. Away went Linux, in came BSD. I ran it
for a couple of weeks. I think the only reason I kept with it was because I
liked the XView interface. When someone pointed out to me that it was
available for Linux, I switched back. I did so for several reasons:
1) Linux didn't require you to install 20+ disks that had beened
CPIO'd.
2) Shared Libraries
3) You didn't need 16Megs and 100 Megs HD space to recompile Linux.
4) Cool name.
Since then, I have (unfairly) avoided anything with BSD on it. (Or Microsoft.)
I guess I stick with Linux cause it has better support (IMHO).
--
Dan Newcombe newcombe@aa.csc.peachnet.edu
Clayton State College Morrow, Georgia
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