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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.eng.convex.com!newshost.convex.com!bcm.tmc.edu!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!usenet From: moorej@direct.ca (John Moore) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: The better (more suitable)Unix?? FreeBSD or Linux Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1996 21:04:33 GMT Organization: Fraser Valley Regional Library Lines: 20 Message-ID: <4er9hp$5ng@orb.direct.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: 204.174.247.86 X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 This is a question for those that have tried both. Or know of someone who has. We here in the Library have a need to set up a Mail server on our LAN (Novell 4.1 with TCP/IP) and I was told by folks at the local college that it coould be done with Linux. Ok, fair enough, I'll do a little research and see what gives. Viola! there is also another version of Unix that can run on an intel box. FreeBSD Versionwhatever. Now the problem. All the reading that I've done on the subject seems to indicate that while Linux supports more varied types of hardware, FreeBSD is a more stable product. Comments anyone ??? PS: I guess to be fair I shouold psot this in a Linux area too ... John Moore - Coordinator, Systems Support - Fraser Valley Regional Library Abbotsford, British Columbia Phone (604) 859-7141 FAX (604) 852-5701