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Path: sserve!euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!swidir.switch.ch!scsing.switch.ch!news.rediris.es!news.uoregon.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.primenet.com!usenet From: Larry Kruper <lak@primenet.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Difference between FreeBSD and NetBSD Date: 8 Aug 1995 02:30:23 GMT Organization: Primenet Lines: 12 Message-ID: <406i80$d41@nnrp1.primenet.com> References: <3v8b7r$ju0@trauma.rn.com> <3vppa0$c33@park.uvsc.edu> <MICHAELV.95Aug5124114@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> <403j7a$kh1@nnrp2.primenet.com> <405aou$935@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: usr2.primenet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (X11; I; HP-UX A.09.05 9000/712) X-URL: news:405aou$935@agate.berkeley.edu I am no expert in either, but I am trying to make a decision. I already have a subscription to FreeBSD through ftp.cdrom.com and so I will install it first. NetBSD has a Berkely license and therefore can be used however one wants including resale with no restrictions. FreeBSD is GNU copyleft. I like the Net licence, but the CDROM FreeBSD is compelling. lak