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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!uuspew.uu.net!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.intercon.com!udel!news.sprintlink.net!dg-rtp!irvine.dg.com!dds From: dds@IRVINE.DG.COM (Dennis D. Sherod) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: *free* BSD comparisons -- RFI Date: 20 Dec 93 21:03:18 Organization: Data General, Irvine, CA Lines: 29 Distribution: world Message-ID: <DDS.93Dec20210318@penafiel.IRVINE.DG.COM> NNTP-Posting-Host: penafiel.irvine.dg.com I'm trying to make a selection among the free BSD's out there, but the king of the hill seems to change so fast I've lost track. I'd like to hear from anyone who can summarize the major differences between the free BSD products and the development efforts. Here's an example of what I'd like to see: 386bsd: Net2/tahoe implementation, has lagged behind with device drivers and development activity has nearly come to a halt. FreeBSD: Net2/reno implementation, includes support for shared libraries, lots of DOS support, but is too "bleeding edge". NetBSD: Net2/tahoe implementation, best X11 and network support, moderate stability, poor installation. *Note* the examples given are only examples. Any resemblence to fact is purely coincidental. -- Dennis Sherod, Data General Corporation UUCP: ..!uunet!spsd!dennis_sherod 2603 Main St., Ste. 360, Irvine, CA 92714 ARPA: dennis_sherod@irvine.dg.com FAX: +1 714 724 3989 VOICE: +1 714 724 3951