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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.uoregon.edu!news.ciateq.mx!cibnor!uunet!in2.uu.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!su3.in.net!su1!jayrich From: jayrich@su1.in.net (Jay Richmond) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD? Date: 3 Apr 1996 22:18:57 GMT Organization: INTERNET Indiana Lines: 31 Message-ID: <4jutgh$5uv@su3.in.net> References: <4jpq8b$tfv@lucy.swin.edu.au> <4jq70e$oe0@marple.umd.edu> <Dp98zE.1Jx@ritz.mordor.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: su1.in.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:16909 comp.os.linux.misc:96788 Chris Mauritz (ritz@ritz.mordor.com) wrote: : Christopher (campagna@marple.umd.edu) wrote: : : : : Please foreward all flames to bill.clinton@whitehouse.com :) : : : : If you are brand spanking new to using UNIX and want to play a little bit : : and get your feet wet, I'd say go with Linux. I only say this because it : : has some nice little features, such as color coded filenames, ability to : : run DOS programs (some) and some other toys that are neat. : These are features that are available under FreeBSD too. Specifically, : the neato color-coded ls has nothing to do with the OS. It probably : would be rather easy to port. It already has been ported. Check out http://www.freebsd.org. :) --Jay -- e-mail: jayrich@in.net www: http://www.in.net/~jayrich -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzFR3dIAAAEEALhIqAJb/uSx+H6TuusDGvvpbDcQWo4UgJeBI113y8Tg4Vyj wemIHQivBPkS5pjZD9Xl5mmysJyzA3tuQzdXXAz1mpjov9qNQZZPvqWH8vaWzczv WsFYC5n8LM+MbM+qeTgsJCQp+QO0DW6Dq4IE9EiUduY4JvDzvmwjjHCIXiQNAAUR tCBKYXkgTS4gUmljaG1vbmQgPGpheXJpY2hAaW4ubmV0Pg== =tQY/ -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----