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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in3.uu.net!ott.istar!istar.net!van.istar!west.istar!n1van.istar!van-bc!unixg.ubc.ca!noc.van.hookup.net!news.postino.com!not-for-mail From: danny@hendrix.postino.com (Danny Aldham) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD Date: 28 Aug 1996 14:29:48 -0700 Organization: Postino DotCom Lines: 23 Message-ID: <502doc$c0k@hendrix.postino.com> References: <4vcl2v$nl7@flood.xnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: postino.jumppoint.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Don Barkley (dbarkley@xnet.com) wrote: : i am looking for sources of information comparing Linux vs : FreeBSD. (and also for opinions from this group, if you want.) : strengths, weaknesses, reliability, available apps, etc. : i am not familiar with other BSDs -- NetBSD, 386BSD. i would : be interested in these as well, although they would have to : be "free". i am not sure if they are. : we are a small network: a few SCO and a few Linux systems. : any info would be appreciated. thanks. If this is an educational or non-commercial site, you should check out SCO. They are now offering Free 2-user versions of their OS for such sites. Look at www2.sco.com/Products . This is a full feature commercial grade OS with all the features of the commercial product. It includes the Intel SVR4 development system, and all the Motif libraries. My favourite feature is that it auto-configures X11 on a normal install, compared to Linux & FreeBSD. Media costs $19.95 plus $5.00 shipping. SCO's strongest point is the hardware supported and the huge number of applications availiable. But you wont get kernel source. Danny Aldham