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From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@star-gate.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: differences between Linux and FreeBSD?
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 14:25:25 -0700
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Vivek Rao wrote:
> 
> Could someone describe the principal differences between FreeBSD and
> Linux? To put it more provocatively, which one is better, and why?
> I am trying to decide which os to install on my PC, not start a
> religious war.
> 
> Vivek Rao

Try them both and if you want to help don't ask which one is better.

Both Linux and FreeBSD are good OSes and are *free*. 

If I had to decide on FreeBSD vs Linux, my choice would be on 
what my friends use . It is far more important to be in touch
with a group of people who are knowledgeable about the OS than
on the merits of OS superiority.

	
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