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Subject: Re: Freebsd or Slackware Linux ?
Date: 11 Feb 1997 02:24:20 GMT
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In article <32FF86B6.2781E494@zxcv-pc.jumpnet.com>,
Curt Finch <curt@zxcv-pc.jumpnet.com> writes:
> Randy Shepherd wrote:
>>
>> Hi I could ues some help on which one to use and why. My reason for
>> looking is that I want to learn unix. I have looked at both and sort
>> of lean to BSD. I have 486dx 66 8meg ram 200 meg hd
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>> Randy.
>>
>> p.s. when do you expect 2..1.7. ??????
>
> linux is much more in use out there, you can verify by searching
> on dejanews for 'freebsd netbsd linux' to compare number of hits
>
> even so, freebsd is better. it's a real unix. linux is kind of
> a hacked together thing from what i hear.
Be careful about what your hear, usually its biased opinion...I'm
familier with both, BSD gets the hack award, but then its been around
longer.
If you want to learn about the operating system, get FreeBSD, pick up
"Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD operating system" by McKusick
and company" and "Unix internals the new fonrtiers" by Vahalia. If you
want to write user programs, "advance programming in Unix environment"
by Stevens.
If you want to actually use it, I go with Linux which is better supported,
i.e. PP Zip drive support, Token Ring adapters, DOSEMU, better sound driver
support, etc etc
I've got 4 systems (1 has BSD, 2 have Linux, 1 has both)
Linux also easier to admin.
--
Tom Evans tjevans@hotmail.com