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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!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!ais.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: le@put.com (Louis Epstein) Subject: Re: BSD vs Linux X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] X-Complaints-To: Email abuse@news2.new-york.net if this posting is inappropriate Lines: 14 Organization: Putnam Internet Services Message-ID: <EAC69M.IqC@nonexistent.com> References: <337A4307.3BF9@vertexcomm.com> <01bc60d8$3ffed900$a299adcf@argus.axxis.com> <337B054B.FF6D5DF@FreeBSD.org> X-Trace: 863890617 21279 le [165.254.191.2] X-Nntp-Posting-Host: main.put.com Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 17:36:58 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41134 Jordan K. Hubbard (jkh@FreeBSD.org) wrote: : : Well, it might help if you were willing to run equivalent versions of : both operating systems. :-) : : Seriously, comparing RH 4.1 with FreeBSD 2.1.5 (released over 10 months Hey,way newer than W*nd*ws 95! : ago, for god's sake!) is simply foolish. You need to take a look at : more recent FreeBSD technology, like 2.1.7.1 or 2.2.1. Are there *significant* differences between 2.1.5 and 2.1.7.1? 2.1.6,2.1.7,and 2.1.7.1 have each been announced as bugfix releases.