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From: chris@vindaloo.com (Christopher Sean Hilton)
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD
Organization: Vindaloo communications
Message-ID: <1995Aug9.233241.474@vindaloo.com>
References: <409iah$inf@galaxy.ucr.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 95 23:32:41 GMT
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In article <409iah$inf@galaxy.ucr.edu>,
jignesh bhadaliya <jignesh@corsa.ucr.edu> wrote:
> I know this question must have been asked before. Which is better
>Linux or FreeBSD? What's the difference? Right now, I have Linux
>and DOS on my computer. I am thinking about installing FreeBSD.
>Are there more source of information for FreeBSD than Linux? Say
>for example a manual. Which is better documented? Which supports
>more softwares? What's the difference between FreeBSD and NetBSD?
>
This is a tough question to answer without knowing what your trying to
do. The easiest answer I can give is to say "Try them both and stick
with the one that you prefer." If you have Internet access this only
takes time and even without the Internet the CD-ROM's are pretty cheap
(About $25.00) apiece. The time is small too. It took me about an hour
and a half to get Slackware 2.1?? going and about two hours to get
FreeBSD 1.1 going when I was in the same situation as you. I had two
machines so I could try them both concurrently but if you don't you
can give a week to one then a week to the other.
If you have any more questions feel free to post or send e-mail.
Chris
For what it's worth I chose to stick with FreeBSD.
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