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Subject: Re: BSD vs. Linux
Message-ID: <DHOLLAND.94Mar10205415@husc7.harvard.edu>
From: dholland@husc7.harvard.edu (David Holland)
Date: 10 Mar 94 20:54:15
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iiitac@swan.pyr's message of Thu, 10 Mar 1994 12:06:46 GMT said:
> Linux networking is more powerful but less stable in some areas.
> Anyway you [*BSD] have a 15 year advantage.. and compatibility by
> default.
Don't forget that a 15 year advantage also means 15 years of
accumulated cruft. NetBSD (and the other 386 BSDs) require more system
than Linux does. This is the primary reason I use Linux as opposed to
other non-DOS OSs.
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- David A. Holland | "The right to be heard does not automatically
dholland@husc.harvard.edu | include the right to be taken seriously."