From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 20:50:47 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A56E16A4CE for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:50:47 +0000 (GMT) Received: from usw2.natel.net (2b.bz [209.152.117.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0649243D39 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:50:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from WD@US-Webmasters.com) Received: (qmail 22235 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2005 20:50:43 -0000 Received: from batv-01-030.dialup.netins.net (HELO Htebazile.US-Webmasters.com) (216.248.109.31) by us-webmasters.com with SMTP; 8 Apr 2005 20:50:43 -0000 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20050408153906.18110b40@209.152.117.178> X-Sender: wd@209.152.117.178 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:50:05 -0500 To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org From: "W. D." In-Reply-To: <20050408200641.46013.qmail@web51808.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050407120020.0E38316A4D0@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:50:47 -0000 >> I would like to find information or some kind of bussiness case >> that explains why is better FreeBSD over Linux. Somebody know about >> this kind of information? There are some significant differences especially where servers are concerned--some links below. As far as the desktop environment goes, supposedly most anything that compiles on Linux, should compile on FreeBSD. http://tinyurl.com/2f8np http://www.offmyserver.com/cgi-bin/store/news/techtv_090303.html http://tinyurl.com/6xhrz http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux8.php http://www.InternetWeek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=3D12800936 http://Search.Yahoo.com/search?p=3D%22FreeBSD+vs.+Linux%22 http://www.Google.com/search?q=3D%22FreeBSD+vs.+Linux%22 Much of what runs on Linux also runs on FreeBSD, either 'natively' or using Linux emulation. http://www.Google.com/search?q=3DFreeBSD+features+Linux Here is an installation how-to that I've worked up: http://www.US-Webmasters.com/FreeBSD/Install/ Start Here to Find It Fast!=99 ->= http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/