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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!jraynard.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: james@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: differences between Linux and FreeBSD? Date: 19 May 1996 15:07:12 -0000 Organization: A FreeBSD Box Lines: 23 Message-ID: <4nndf0$1a4@jraynard.demon.co.uk> References: <319E7F37.542B@roma.physics.uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: jraynard.demon.co.uk In article <319E7F37.542B@roma.physics.uiuc.edu>, Vivek Rao <vrao@roma.physics.uiuc.edu> wrote: >Could someone describe the principal differences between FreeBSD and >Linux? To put it more provocatively, which one is better, and why? Neither one is 'better'. One may be better for you, depending upon your requirements and/or preferences, but you are the only person who can determine that. >I am trying to decide which os to install on my PC, not start a >religious war. I would recommend installing both (not hard to set up - most modern hard disks should have plenty of room for a fairly complete installation of both), using them for say a couple of months and then you will be able to decide. Good luck -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland jraynard@dial.pipex.com james@jraynard.demon.co.uk