Return to BSD News archive
Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!garlic.com!news.scruz.net!noos.hooked.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!uknet!news.swan.ac.uk!eefeisal From: eefeisal@atlantic.swan.ac.uk (Feisal Mohammed) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs freeBSD Date: 10 Sep 1996 15:51:08 GMT Organization: University of Wales Swansea Lines: 22 Message-ID: <5142pc$94o@news.swan.ac.uk> References: <01bb9e7e$3d73fca0$f82274cf@a> NNTP-Posting-Host: atlantic.swan.ac.uk X-Newsreader: slrn (0.8.8.4 (BETA) UNIX) In article <01bb9e7e$3d73fca0$f82274cf@a>, Ari wrote: >Can anyone tell me which OS is better and why?More popular?Relative >strengths/weaknesses? >Thanks >Ari There is no one better OS :) The best one is the one that works for you! You have to define first what it is that you want to do, what applications do you want to run, whether support for the particular OS is available close at hand (books, friends etc)? Make a list and check off one against the other based on your needs. Ask questions like, does OS "xxx" support my hardware or run this application? You get the idea? They are both quite good OSs and are improving all the time. I have used FreeBSD for a long time now and am quite happy with it because the work that I do is handled to my satisfaction. Try them both and _you_ decide. -Feisal (running for cover before the flame wars start.... ) Feisal Mohammed <f.o.mohammed@swansea.ac.uk>