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From: bthanis@torolab.ibm.com (Bill Thanis)
Subject: Re: Questions about Linux vs. FreeBSD...
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In-Reply-To: achan@glink.net.hk's message of 12 Dec 1995 07:46:15 GMT
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 13:58:47 GMT
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>Hi guys,
> Hope someone could give me some information.
>
> Which is better? Linux or FreeBSD?
Which religion is better Roman Catholic or a Protestant sect?
> Which one is more stable/better for networking as an Internet
>Service Provider, a news server and a tape backup machine?
>
> What I heard is, FreeBSD is more stable on networking
>performance, am I right? Correct me if I'm wrong!
To be honest I have little problems with either.
> From my point of view, I see, there are more technical support in
>the net for Linux, like more newsgroups, lots of HOW-TO documentation,
>web pages, lots more hardware compatibility, etc... seems more people
>know/use Linux than FreeBSD.
Linux was created on the Net. The main mode of communication between
developers was and still is the Net. It is natural to expect better
support for Linux on the Net.
> So, which one is better overall?
What works for you, what features your looking for.
B.T.