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From: hjl@nynexst.com (H.J. Lu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Question about BSD/Linux/GNU
Date: 26 Feb 1994 20:26:14 GMT
Organization: Nynex Science & Technology, Inc.
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In article <1994Feb26.072724.1@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg>, ae7140185@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg writes:
|> Hey everybody,
|> 	I have some small, trivial questions that I believe they have
|> been asked before but I hope someone can enlighten me on this:
|> 
|> 1)	Are BSD, Linux and GNU are Unix clone for the PC?

GNU? Did you mean GNU Hurd? I don't know when it will come out.

|> 2)	Are they all freeware?

Yes.

|> 3)	Can we just dropload from any ftp site and merely install them
|> 	into our PC.

Yes, at least it is true for Linux. I guess you can do the same for *BSD.

|> 4)	Which of the three is better?

It depends on whom you ask and what you do with it. I would suggest you
try all of them if you are not sure. If you ask me, I would say Linux.

|> 5)	Any FAQ around?

Yes. Check out comp.os.linux.announce and comp.os.386bsd.announce.

|> 
|> I asking them because I am rather interested to install a Unix system onto my
|> PC but I can't really afford a Unix SVR4.2. I hope someone can help me by
|> showing me how to get a UNix onto my PC.
|> 

For Lunux, you can ftp to sunsite.unc.edu. Under pub/Linux, there is
"distributions".

H.J.