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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!howland.erols.net!feed1.news.erols.com!super.zippo.com!zdc!szdc!news From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@freebsd.org> Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD (or something else?) Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 11:07:56 -0500 Organization: John S. Dyson's home machine Lines: 21 Message-ID: <333E8FDC.41C67EA6@freebsd.org> References: <3337e3ad.1847437@news.sprynet.com> <5hbh2g$gah$1@kayrad.ziplink.net> <333990e3.2587820@news.sprynet.com> <5hlju0$ftk$1@news.belwue.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (X11; I; FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.os.linux:19613 comp.os.linux.misc:167350 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38151 Jens Schweikhardt wrote: > > # What *significant* things can UNIX do that NT4 or 95 can't? > > Ah! Flamebait! Let's go: > > What NT can't? Come with complete source? For free? > Also, in case of the various BSD's, the ability to embed the code into product without adding any encumberances to your own code, modifications or additions. All of the free U**X clones don't encur any monetary redistribution costs. (NT appears to cost approx $200-$300 per copy.) Almost all of the X86 free U**X clones also appear to manage memory better and have lower overheads than NT. John