Return to BSD News archive
Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in2.uu.net!128.230.129.112!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.direct.ca!newshub1.home.com!news.home.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.ba.best.com!not-for-mail
From: dillon@best.net (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Free UNIX OS for Win32 PC
Date: 19 Jul 1997 23:30:40 -0700
Organization: Best Internet Communications, Inc. - 415 964 BEST
Lines: 40
Message-ID: <5qsbag$mg7$1@flea.best.net>
References: <33CB85F7.D6637551@internetwis.com> <pk9vi2c75cf.fsf@btm0qt.se.bel.alcatel.be> <33cd8ce8.0@d2o1.telia.com> <33D035E1.3E4D7A47@denverweb.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host: flea.best.net
Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:44699 comp.os.linux.misc:185796
:In article <33D035E1.3E4D7A47@denverweb.net>,
:Blaine Minazzi <bminazzi@denverweb.net> wrote:
:>root wrote:
:>>
:>> Chris Gray (grayc@se.bel.alcatel.be) wrote:
:>> : In article <33CB85F7.D6637551@internetwis.com> AbrAxaS <abraxas@internetwis.com> writes:
:>>
:>> : I am currently running an Intel/Win32 PC with FAT16. Can someone
:>> : recommend a free UNIX style OS that will run on my system? I don't
:>> : ...
:>>
:>
:>Both are outstandiong. Linux has lots more documentation and
:>information available, FreeBSD has better networking code, imo.
:>I use both, Linux for my workstation, FreeBSD for my net servers.
:>...
:>
:>Bkm
FreeBSD actually has quite a bit of documentation, but it's kinda hidden.
look in /usr/share/doc ... in fact, use Netscape:
file:/usr/share/doc/
The handbook and faq directories are HTMLized. The others are gzip'd
ascii and still readable with netscape.
file:/usr/share/doc/handbook/handbook.html
file:/usr/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.html
You can also access the FAQ and handbook over the internet if you didn't
install the documentation on your machine:
http://www.freebsd.org/
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook.html
http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ.html
-Matt