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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!solaris.cc.vt.edu!csugrad.cs.vt.edu!not-for-mail From: ecrampto@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Eric S. Crampton) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Linux vs. FreeBSD Date: 23 Sep 1994 11:01:41 -0400 Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA Lines: 15 Message-ID: <35uqkl$7np@csugrad.cs.vt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: csugrad.cs.vt.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I need a UNIX OS on my 386 and have a few general questions: 1. What are the differences between FreeBSD and Linux, in a nutshell. 2. Will the CD-ROM's of these two flavors (obtainable thru Walnut Creek) install from a Mitsumi CD-ROM controlled by a Sound Blaster. It seems like these OS's want SCSI. 3. How much of a pain is it to ftp everything needed to get up and running. What is a minimum set of files needed to get FreeBSD up and running with a window manager. (I'm sure this has been covered in a FAQ somewhere, but thera are a lot of FAQ's, if you could point me to one, that'd be great) Any help to this newbie is appreciated.