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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.misc:10619 comp.unix.bsd:13540 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!foxhound.dsto.gov.au!fang.dsto.gov.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!news.adelaide.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!cf-cm!cybaswan!iiitac From: iiitac@swan.pyr (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: BSD vs. Linux Message-ID: <1994Mar10.120646.14144@swan.pyr> Organization: Swansea University College References: <1994Mar8.141900.2906@wubios.wustl.edu> <1994Mar9.094748.4022@swan.pyr> <ARNEJ.94Mar9134803@supernova.pvv.unit.no> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 12:06:46 GMT Lines: 25 In article <ARNEJ.94Mar9134803@supernova.pvv.unit.no> arnej@pvv.unit.no (Arne H. Juul) writes: > > BSD Linux >Shell ash, csh bash, tcsh >C library BSD Homebrew GNU libc ??? >vi nvi elvis >Compiler GCC (modified) GCC >Linker GNU ld (w/mods) GNU ld (w/even more mods) >X Xfree86 Xfree86 >Utilities BSD GNU Ah obviously the NetBSD I played with recently had been upgraded to real tools. > >Running Linux for its networking code seems somewhat odd to me. I need IPX networking, AX.25 amateur radio sockets and the ability to run NETX in a dos box on my Unix system. Linux networking is more powerful but less stable in some areas. Anyway you have a 15 year advantage.. and compatibility by default. Alan iiitac@pyr.swan.ac.uk