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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!chi-news.cic.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!nott!bcarh189.bnr.ca!bmerhc5e.bnr.ca!bmerhe1e!kcurrie From: kcurrie@bnr.ca (Kevin Currie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Questions about Linux vs. FreeBSD... Followup-To: comp.unix.admin,alt.os.linux,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Date: 15 Dec 1995 15:50:51 GMT Organization: Bell Northern Research Lines: 65 Message-ID: <4as5gr$6g2@bmerhc5e.bnr.ca> References: <4ajc07$sb7@unix2.glink.net.hk> <4apnvc$hhk@er5.rutgers.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: bmerhe1e.bnr.ca Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.admin:36021 alt.os.linux:6406 alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions:5108 comp.os.linux.advocacy:30372 comp.os.linux.misc:75711 comp.os.linux.setup:32399 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:10486 tormentvm (prw@eden.rutgers.edu) wrote: : achan@glink.net.hk (Alan Chan) writes: : > Hope someone could give me some information. : You've definitely come to the wrong place. Why must you act like an idiot here? If *YOU* were looking for this information where would you look? Here sounds like a good place. : > Which is better? Linux or FreeBSD? : Why don't you set up both systems and find out for yourself? Maybe he doesn't have the time and resources right now to actually go and do both. Did it ever occur to you that some people actually have work to do and don't have the time available to "experiment" with all the free unixes available? This guy is hoping to gain some insight from people who have used BOTH and NOT be abused by somebody like you. Lighten up. : > Which one is more stable/better for networking as an Internet : >Service Provider, a news server and a tape backup machine? : Why don't you find out for yourself? : > What I heard is, FreeBSD is more stable on networking : >performance, am I right? Correct me if I'm wrong! : Why don't you find out for yourself? Do you ever have any other comments? : > 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. : Why don't you run both and see which gives you more trouble? : > So, which one is better overall? : Why don't you find out for yourself? We've had enough of you : flamewar-starting idiots. No, *YOU* are the idiot here-- not the guy requesting valid information. : > So any opinion? Drop me a line to my mailbox, I'm gonna post this : >into couple newsgroups, it would be easier to keep track if you could : >drop me a copy at the same time as you post on the newsgroups. : You're an intelligent guy, Alan. It was smart how you posted : this message into both BSD and Linux newsgroups. That will ensure that : no cross-post flamewar fests start. Did it ever occur to you that he's NOt trying to start a flamewar but get USEFUL information? I too am sick of these matters of religion but sometimes this is necessary. : The pleasure is all yours. Yeah, right. -- | HPUX System Admin |Silicon Valley | | Ignorance breeds arrogance... | *NORTH* | |_______________________________________________|Ontario, Canada | | My opinions are my own -- Not BNR's! |****************|