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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD
References: <409iah$inf@galaxy.ucr.edu>
Organization: Mordor International
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 16:43:45 GMT
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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?

: Thanks in advance.

I had never used FreeBSD until last night.  It was ridiculously
easy to set up.  A friend and I set up a box last night from 
scratch in a couple of hours (that includes the time to get
the files from the net).  All we did was build a boot disk and
then choose the "install via FTP" option.  It then sucked down
all the files it needed from ftp.cdrom.com and saved us the trouble
of dealing with any hassle of downloading the stuff ourselves.
In less than a day, we've transformed a DX2-80 box with 16mb
RAM and fast scsi subsystem into a machine capable of handling
100-200k web hits/day without breaking a sweat.

Call me a convert.

Regards,

Chris
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