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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!torn!webster.srv.gc.ca!news.pwgsc.gc.ca!piper.pwgsc.gc.ca!usenet From: "j.s.t" <if590@cleveland.freenet.edu> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Freebsd or Slackware Linux ? Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 09:00:25 -0500 Organization: Frontier Net Lines: 51 Message-ID: <3301CCF9.548@cleveland.freenet.edu> References: <32fd0363.41392688@news> <32FF86B6.2781E494@zxcv-pc.jumpnet.com> <5dol8k$l8v@dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com> Reply-To: Stops@Automated.Mail.Replies NNTP-Posting-Host: 142.226.199.227 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win16; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35597 Netcom user wrote: > > 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 Let me guess... that one BSD system is your main server ??? :-) If you want a solid kernel, solid internet and fairly solid file system go with FreeBSD! Yes I think it makes a great server ( don't forget to re-make with FPU support ). On the other hand LINUX is a Great workstation platform, with much more flexibility in the H/W platform support area. BTW-- if you want to learn UNIX then you go with FreeBSD. Why? Simple it is a BSD4.4 port. BSD ports include IBM-AIX DEC-ULTRIX, as well as HP and DG's UNIX platforms... fairly good company I'd say ( Sorry but SUN, if needed, is AT&T I think ;-)).