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Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!gateway From: STDN%MARIST@VM.MARIST.EDU (Dan Newcombe) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Major Descicion between Linux/386BSD - opinions/recomendations? Date: 24 Nov 1992 11:26:47 -0600 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 37 Sender: daemon@cs.utexas.edu Message-ID: <9211241727.AA13304@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu Okay... I don't really want to start a debate about which is better. (even though they can be fun) I am at a toss-up now. Between 386BSD and Linux. I used to run Linux, now I have 386BSD. Other than the differences between installing and other small things like that... I have a Gateway 2000/386DX 33mhz with a 120 Meg Hard Drive, SVGA, and 4 Megs of memory. It seems on 386BSD, the pager gets most of the CPU time. Here are the criteria I'd like to weigh it against. - compatiability: mainly with most other Unix's out there. i.e: I download code, which platform would it compile under with fewer changes. - memory management: Basically, which can use my 4megs better. - kernel upgrades: One thing I like about Linux, with BSD it's always a patch and I can never find the new kernel compiled or I don't have the room to compile it. Basically, from people that have used both, which would you recommend for my system. thanks, -Dan BTW, this is in no way flamatory towards Bill&Lynne or Linus. We all owe them a great deal. Happy Thanksgiving all Dan Newcombe stdn@vm.marist.edu kk4d@maristb.marist.edu dnewcomb@cybernet.cse.fau.edu And others... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - Real programmers don't like the team programming concept. Unless, of course, they are the Chief Programmer.