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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews From: Chris Petit <mystere@ix.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Questions about Linux vs. FreeBSD... Date: 13 Dec 1995 01:23:10 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 20 Message-ID: <4al9tu$f33@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> References: <4ajc07$sb7@unix2.glink.net.hk> <HAFNER.95Dec12090710@suncog2.forwiss.tu-muenchen.de> <4akmcp$qii@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ix-prv3-16.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Tue Dec 12 5:23:10 PM PST 1995 X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.12 (X11; I; Linux 1.2.13 i486) X-URL: news:4akmcp$qii@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.admin:35890 alt.os.linux:6315 alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions:5042 comp.os.linux.advocacy:30071 comp.os.linux.misc:75155 comp.os.linux.setup:31955 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:10286 bl03@uwrf.edu (BENJAMIN A LINDSTROM) wrote: >Walter 'madhouse' Hafner (hafner@suncog2.forwiss.tu-muenchen.de) wrote: >: >>On 12 Dec 1995 07:46:15 GMT, achan@glink.net.hk (Alan Chan) said: >: AC> Which is better? Linux or FreeBSD? >Agreed.=) > >Walter..do your self and favor...get Linux...get FreeBSD..play with them. >And make your *OWN* choice.=) I agree on that one. It's NOT like you're comparing Microsoft OS'es where prices range from $99 to $900. Both probably require some tweaking to get to optimal levels. Heck, if you're not sure, install both. But be prepared to do some hacking --- both packages have come a LONG way in terms of ease-of-installation since the early days, but they still have some way to go to reach Win95's ease of installation.