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From: tjevans@hotmail.com (Thomas Evans) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs BSD Date: 21 Jan 1997 10:22:04 -0500 Organization: TCP/IP development Lines: 11 Sender: tjevans@golfgod.raleigh.ibm.com Message-ID: <m2915nyrxf.fsf@golfgod.raleigh.ibm.com> References: <32DFFEAB.7704@usa.net> <5brtq9$c6d@news2.isdnet.net> <87iv4sns63.fsf@localhost.xs4all.nl> Reply-To: tjevans@hotmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: evans.raleigh.ibm.com In-reply-to: Peter Mutsaers's message of Mon, 20 Jan 1997 18:00:04 GMT X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!lucy.swin.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!cs.mu.OZ.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!grumpy.fl.net.au!news.webspan.net!ix.netcom.com!howland.erols.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-10.sprintlink.net!metro.atlanta.com!cssun.mathcs.emory.edu!andromeda.vec.net!news.gs.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!129.35.248.10!ausnews.austin.ibm.com!rt pnews.raleigh.ibm.com!news@rtpnews.raleigh.ibm.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:153457 comp.os.linux.networking:65648 comp.os.linux.setup:93216 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5666 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1958 > This is true; for both Linux and FreeBSD you should think twice before > buying some piece of hardware. Neither has the universal driver > support that Windows has, but indeed Linux supports more. I prefer linux because it has Token Ring support, Zip drive support, good sound card support, and better support for the IBM thinkpad, (up until 2.1.6, FreeBSD wouldn't work on some thinkpads). Regards, -- Tom Evans tjevans@raleigh.ibm.com Disclaimer: My views are my own, your mileage might vary, taxes are extra, etc