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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!cs.mu.OZ.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!howland.erols.net!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!blackbush.xlink.net!pegasus.PFM-Mainz.de!forthdv.pfm-mainz.de!stephan From: stephan@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de (Stephan Forth) Subject: Re: Q: FreeBSD general questions. X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 BETA-950824-color PL0] Lines: 43 Organization: Forth EDV Beratung+Schulung Message-ID: <E5xAy3.npL@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de> References: <01bc1ec9$c8b69540$0f02000a@mja1.parnet.fi> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 22:39:39 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35885 Mikael Aalto (aaltom@parnet.fi) wrote: : : What is the main difference betwen Linux and BSD ? There a dozen of differences. The main one might be, that Linux (>2.X) is more SYS V related an FreeBSD ist well just BSD :-) : How hard may it be for an Linux user to completely start using BSD ? Wasn't a big problem for me at least. : What type of release packages are there available on the net (ex. : Slackware96 for Linux) ? There is only one distribution, which comes with a lot of precompiled ports. You'll get everything you need... : How stable is BSD compared to Linux ? We use FreeBSD as our server OS and some Linux boxes for the workstations. I find FreeBSD more stable as a server than Linux. Linux is more fun on workstations. : Is there any good CD-rom releases worth of buying ? Walnut Creek CD-ROM! : Where do I find the best applications on the net ? You can compile most of the programms you find on the net out of the box. There are a few hundret ports for FreeBSD also. : What do I need to download from the net to get a complete installation ? You should take a look at: www.freebsd.org Regards, Stephan -- FORTH EDV Beratung + Schulung stephan@forthdv.pfm-mainz.de Martin-Luther-Str. 55 voice: +49 6131 581072 55131 Mainz, Germany fax: +49 6131 581073