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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!neoucom.edu!ns.mcs.kent.edu!kira.cc.uakron.edu!odin.oar.net!malgudi.oar.net!rclnews.eng.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!swrinde!cssun.mathcs.emory.edu!pravda.aa.msen.com!ilium!newshub.gmr.com!news.delcoelect.com!c23peg From: c23peg@mail.delcoelect.com (Perry Grieb) 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: 19 Dec 1995 14:56:13 GMT Organization: Delco Electronics Corp. Lines: 42 Distribution: world Message-ID: <4b6jqd$s4p@kocrsv08.delcoelect.com> References: <4ajc07$sb7@unix2.glink.net.hk> <30CDA86D.59E2B600@ALDAN.star89.galstar.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: koptsy15.delcoelect.com Originator: c23peg@koptsy15 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.admin:36199 alt.os.linux:6531 alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions:5178 comp.os.linux.advocacy:30827 comp.os.linux.misc:76403 comp.os.linux.setup:32941 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:10776 In article <30CDA86D.59E2B600@ALDAN.star89.galstar.com>, Mikhail Teterin <mi@ALDAN.star89.galstar.com> writes: |> Alan Chan wrote: |> > |> > Hi guys, |> > |> > Hope someone could give me some information. |> > Which is better? Linux or FreeBSD? |> |> No!!! Not again!!!!!! |> |> -mi With choices like this, you can't go wrong. This is a win/win situation. I've had linux installed for a year now (and run 1.2.13) and like it alot. I played around with linux before that, primarily just to see what all the noise was about. Now I have a FreeBSD 2.1 CD on order. I'll blow away the OS/2 partition and see how much FreeBSD I can squeeze onto it. Then I'll know. But I won't tell anyone. Some of the questions you need to answer for yourself are: (1) What unix clone are the people I associate with using? (2) Will they be able to help me and provide some support? (3) How much software is available on the net and where? --and maybe-- (4) How often will I feel the need to upgrade to stay current? (5) Will it be a personal machine or a network server machine? These last two are some things I hope to learn more about in my own evaluation. If you are new to unix, your best bet is to go with the answer to question #1 until you feet are wet. Then strike out on your own. Perry Grieb c23peg@mail.delcoelect.com -- c23peg@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com Perry Grieb M/S: CT-40D, Ph: 1-0486