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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!gumby!andrews-cc!gillham From: gillham@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: freebsd vs. netbsd vs. linux Date: 29 Aug 1994 02:12:28 GMT Organization: Andrews University Lines: 69 Message-ID: <33rg6c$1c4@orion.cc.andrews.edu> References: <33lef8$bov@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> <jmonroyCv9uCC.KIG@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: edmund.cs.andrews.edu In article <jmonroyCv9uCC.KIG@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: > I'm going to get flamed for this, but here goes. > > 386bsd release 1.0, by Bill Jolitz the original author > of 386bsd and the basis for Freebsd and Netbsd, is making > a new offering. 386bsd release 1.0 is available, as > described in another article, for booting off an MS-DOS > system. So to answer your question, in my opinion, > 386bsd release 1.0 will, when available, be the easiest > to setup, start, compare and possibly use. I read this alleged "other article", it didn't list any features of 386BSD 1.0. For those of us who are easily confused or mayhap are somewhat over indulgent in recreational pharmaceuticals, a feature looks similar to this: supports Intel 386/486/Pentium processors fully integrated windowing system supports widget control system xyz supports fascist adaptec's controllers etc.. etc.. This is *NOT* a feature list: Really god damn cool, boots somehow off of a CD-ROM Almost ready to ship, it's gonna be f**king great! I think I pissed my pants this is so cool! Wow! Windows help files on a unix box!! totally rad! > Is there a limitation? > > Yes, 386bsd release 1.0 is said to be in a "production > stage". I am imformed that this means that the source > tree is finalized, the annotations are finalized and > that the "production stage" refers to the test nesseccary > to assure readability of the disk. So I must assume you have a pre-release running on your PC? Otherwise you wouldn't be able to make such a high recommendation of the software. I'm sure you wouldn't be pulpit pounding so hard over something that you haven't used extensively, that would be rather ignorant. I have used NetBSD enough to highly recommend it to anyone looking for a free unix-like OS. I have actually used it, I know what it supports, I know how it installs, I have a feature list, I have utmost confidence in it's developers. The developers are readily available for questions, or simply for commentary on their OS. Where is this Bill person? Hitler is dead. Elvis is dead. Puff the magic dragon does not exist. God does not exist. Heaven does not exist. Hell does not exist. Windows 4.0 does not exist yet. 386BSD 1.0 does not exist yet. FreeBSD exists. NetBSD exists. DOS exists. Windows 3.1 exists. O.J.'s "real killer" might exist. Extraterrestrial life might exist. Reality does not seem to exist for J.M. jr. -Andrew (yes, I exist, yes I use NetBSD, sue me!) -- #!/bin/sh - ============================================== echo "Andrew Gillham gillham@andrews.edu" echo "Winix Hacker" #=========================================================