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From: achan@glink.net.hk (Alan Chan)
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Subject: Questions about Linux vs. FreeBSD...
Date: 12 Dec 1995 07:46:15 GMT
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Hi guys, 

	Hope someone could give me some information.

	Which is better? Linux or FreeBSD?

	Which one is more stable/better for networking as an Internet 
Service Provider, a news server and a tape backup machine?

	What I heard is, FreeBSD is more stable on networking 
performance, am I right? Correct me if I'm wrong!

	From my point of view, I see, there are more technical support in 
the net for Linux, like more newsgroups, lots of HOW-TO documentation, 
web pages, lots more hardware compatibility, etc... seems more people 
know/use Linux than FreeBSD.

	So, which one is better overall?

	So any opinion? Drop me a line to my mailbox, I'm gonna post this 
into couple newsgroups, it would be easier to keep track if you could 
drop me a copy at the same time as you post on the newsgroups.

	Thanks in advance, I really appreciate it.

Alan Chan...