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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.texoma.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!raven.eva.net!bighorn.accessnv.com!jca From: jca@bighorn.accessnv.com (J.C. Archambeau) Newsgroups: comp.unix.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux Followup-To: comp.unix.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Date: 14 Nov 1996 03:36:07 GMT Organization: Access Nevada Inc. Lines: 31 Message-ID: <56e437$k72@raven.eva.net> References: <328709F4.199E@dei.unipd.it> NNTP-Posting-Host: bighorn.accessnv.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.advocacy:29490 comp.os.linux.advocacy:72376 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:30995 Enoch Peserico (enoch@dei.unipd.it) wrote: : expert Linux or FreeBSD user (and know little of Unix in general). In : fact I want to install one of them (and become an expert user of it ;) ) : while remaining -almost- blissfully ignorant of the other. Impossible. Becoming familiar with Unix is just like a physician not being familiar with all specializations of medical practice or an automotive mechanic not being familiar with the fundamental operations of all automobiles regardless of make and model. Once you dive into any flavor of Unix, you will never have your head in the sand with respect to any other flavor of Unix for the most part. : Which should I choose and why? I'd like to here comments both in favour : and against each of the two OSes. It all depends on what you want. I have a fairly extensive Unix background (SysV, Xenix, SunOS/Solaris, BSD 4.2) prior to trying Linux many moons ago. I have found Linux to be a well written OS. In fact, I have had less of a problem with an ancient version of Linux (0.99lp15) I was using during my absence from the internet than I have had with many commercial forms of Unix. Much of what you want to choose will be why you choose one model of automobile over another. It has features and ergonomics you prefer. It's not too different than the Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi argument. My suggestion is just to observe and read the webpages on both OSes. Both OSes have significant value in the spectrum of Unix based operating systems. JCA