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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Q: FreeBSD general questions.
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 07:07:37 -0800
Organization: Walnut Creek CDROM
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Mikael Aalto wrote:
> What is the main difference betwen Linux and BSD ?
> How hard may it be for an Linux user to completely start using BSD ?
> What type of release packages are there available on the net (ex.
> Slackware96 for Linux) ?
> How stable is BSD compared to Linux ?
> Is there any good CD-rom releases worth of buying ?
> Where do I find the best applications on the net ?
> What do I need to download from the net to get a complete installation ?

I think that all of your questions (and a good bit more) are answered
at:

	http://www.freebsd.org

Thanks!

-- 
- Jordan Hubbard
  FreeBSD core team / Walnut Creek CDROM.