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From: ted@oz.plymouth.edu (Ted Wisniewski)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux vs ....
Date: 17 Sep 1995 22:15:47 -0400
Organization: Plymouth State College - Plymouth, NH.
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References: <41q8fl$8nt@gate.sinica.edu.tw> <1995Sep8.082120.28093@state.systems.sa.gov.au> <MICHAELV.95Sep17010415@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>
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In article <MICHAELV.95Sep17010415@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) writes:
>In article <1995Sep8.082120.28093@state.systems.sa.gov.au> chdemgt@state.systems.sa.gov.au writes:
>
>   In article <41q8fl$8nt@gate.sinica.edu.tw>, taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw (Brian Tao) writes:
>   > In article <41ncq0$esj@gol1.gol.com>, MICHAEL  <michael@gnj.or.jp> wrote:
>
>   >>I am curious about this also. I have been "using" Linux for a few months 
>   >>now, but it is unstable. It keeps on having "kernel panics" -- sometimes 
>   Your problem is unusual.  If it were a common experience Linux would not be
>   popular.  Look for a cause that is particular to  your setup.  Post to the
>   c.o.l.* groups.  Even the alpha series kernels (1.3.*) are usually robust.
>   If there is a problem with a release  it is replaced (at the ftp sites)
>   within a day, maybe two.

	MSDOS/Windows is Popular and it Locks the system up all the time. :->


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