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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD
Date: 10 Dec 1995 09:46:11 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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In-reply-to: j@uriah.heep.sax.de's message of 7 Dec 1995 22:25:39 GMT
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In article <4a7pl3$jns@uriah.heep.sax.de> j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) writes:
Patrick Yaner <p_yaner@eos.ncsu.edu> writes:
> From what I can tell of all these messages posted here, it seems Linux is
> an OS for those who want to get their hands dirty in the maintenance and
> performance of their computer, and FreeBSD (likely -- but again I have
> absolutely no idea of what the facts are -- started with similar
> intentions) has been around longer, and is thus a bit more stable in
> terms of development, distribution, and availability.
Linux is even older than 386BSD, which is the ancestor of FreeBSD.
By the time 386BSD 0.0 appeared (March 1992), i've seen Linux 0.14 (if
my memory serves me well) on the same FTP server.
Right. But none of those three is as old as _BSD_. BSD code predates
all free PC "unix" systems. In fact, it predates the Intel-based PC.
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
--< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >--
NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4,
DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532
NetBSD ports in progress: VAX, Atari 68k, others...
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