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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!uunet!in3.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: le@put.com (Louis Epstein) Subject: Re: Linux v FreeBSD Which? X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] X-Nntp-Posting-User: le Lines: 27 Organization: Putnam Internet Services Message-ID: <E7w3v3.1o1@nonexistent.com> References: <859744742.6285.0@isotoxin.demon.co.uk> <5hmlaj$h4l@sjx-ixn8.ix.netcom.com> X-Trace: 859781774/27668 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: main.put.com Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 04:16:15 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38113 Dong Lin (donglin@ix.netcom.com) wrote: : In article <859744742.6285.0@isotoxin.demon.co.uk>, : deano@isotoxin.demon.co.uk (Dean Lewis) wrote: : : >Which would be the best to setup on my PC?? Ive tryed Linux but im not : >fussed on my current distrbution so I am about to get hold of another : >but as Linux is being updated all the damn time I thougth i'd look at : >FreeBSD, what exactly are the pro's and the cons of both systems? They : >are both Unix which has got to be better than some of the terrible PC : >OS's (or OS) that is taking over (Need I mention dates and stuff!) . : >It would also be great if FreeBSD was released in ONE distribution or : >something unlike Linux? : >Any advice on what makes FreeBSD more attractive than Linux or : >whatever would be appreciated. : > : : Linux is much easier to install. For example, Kermit and Zmodem are not on : the FreeBSD cdrom, so you have to make PPP working before you can install : them. Of course you can download them from another OS can copy those files : over and install them, but it is just too much hassle. Also, : softwares on Linux appear to be in newer versions than on FreeBSD. Hmm,I'm surprised to find such a use-Linux-dump-FreeBSD message posted only to a FreeBSD newsgroup...does Linux have people stationed here just to talk wavering users out of using FBSD? Take a look at the software collections both on CDROM and FTPable...