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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!chi-news.cic.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: ggrant@crl.com (Gary E. Grant) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. BSDI Date: 9 Oct 1995 15:32:32 -0700 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 20 Message-ID: <45c7u0$8r0@crl.crl.com> References: <45bt9b$ism@tzlink.j51.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com In article <45bt9b$ism@tzlink.j51.com>, Louis Epstein <lepslog@j51.com> wrote: >As I've noted,I'm planning to use FreeBSD on my nascent ISP(the digital >circuit and phone lines are coming in this week,the computers hopefully >next,the modems the week after). > >However,the guy who is selling my systems wants to install BSDI,which he >is familiar with,and the guy who recommended FreeBSD to me is not familiar >with the differences between FreeBSD and BSDI. > >I do NOT want to have to keep upgrading a commercial-product license as I >expand my network. > >So if I install the OS-independent Internet apps while waiting for 2.1 >to reach release status,and then convert the OS to 2.1 when it comes out >and take the network live,what differences will I encounter between BSDI >and FreeBSD? > You pays your money and you takes your chance ....