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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.help:8294 comp.os.386bsd.questions:6704 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!tulane!uno.edu!CAJHO From: cajho@uno.edu Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: SUMMARY: FreeBSD vs. Linux Date: 11 Nov 1993 18:12:13 GMT Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA Lines: 31 Message-ID: <2btv9t$4nb@news.cs.tulane.edu> References: <2brq1b$a8j@news.ysu.edu> <2bs065$1gd@news.cs.tulane.edu>,<CGC6nH.J08@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Reply-To: cajho@uno.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: jazz.ucc.uno.edu >It is a trade off ... a trade off that I think hits many in the pocket >book. It is a trade off that, I think, people wind up paying for in the >end with a somewhat luke warm version of unix. In the end they >generally wind up wanting to do things that I do in FreeBSD that they >can't do in Linux. Examples please of things you do in FreeBSD that one cannot do in Linux. I'd be interested in hearing about these, as I have a fairly maxed-out system. Lukewarm? In what respects? > >So, obviously I think that Linux is a great package for someone wanting >a Unix/X system with no investment in hardware. But if you got the >resources, don't mess around with it. You get what you pay for. What sort of resources are you talking about? I have read the FAQ, but it really lists a minimum. What sort of disk space/anything else important do you have invested in FreeBSD? What would you recommend? Would about 440 megs be enough disk to not be cramped after installing lots of big stuff like X, TeX, etc, etc? How (if you know) does the speed compare to Linux? > >Hey, this is my personal opinion. Don't burn me for it! > > Jim -- Craig Johnston | Cavitas in dentibus facimus! cajho@uno.edu | Cavitas in dentibus facimus!