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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:13555 comp.os.linux.help:57540 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.linux.help Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk!warwick!uknet!info!iialan From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: Suggestions on whole PC unix system Message-ID: <CwIz2w.F9v@info.swan.ac.uk> Sender: news@info.swan.ac.uk Nntp-Posting-Host: iifeak.swan.ac.uk Organization: Institute For Industrial Information Technology References: <199409171222305695.wbuttles@gopher.champlain.edu> <CwAE15.6nB@nntpa.cb.att.com> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 09:44:56 GMT Lines: 20 In article <CwAE15.6nB@nntpa.cb.att.com> wjjr@wsqnmf06.sqwest.att.com (john rushford 294-6268) writes: >If you can find a copy, read the September 1994 issue of "Open Computing", >formerly "UnixWorld". They compare Linux and BSD 4.4 from BSDI. They >liked both systems but summed up with: > > "While Linux has a large amount of popular support, BSDI has a more > centralized support system. For managers working on providing Unix > features like Internet services for their companies, either system > provides a good solution. BSDI, however, takes the lead in having > a comfort level associated with an established company." > He asked about BSD, not BSDI.. there is a good $500 difference between BSDI and free software. Alan -- ..-----------,,----------------------------,,----------------------------,, // Alan Cox // iialan@www.linux.org.uk // GW4PTS@GB7SWN.#45.GBR.EU // ``----------'`----------------------------'`----------------------------''