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On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, John Kelly wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 12:51:52 -0800, Nathanael Arney
><Arney@agape.twu.ca> wrote:
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>>I was about to install linux on my computer when someone told me of BSD.
>>
>>What are the differences between the two.  (I don't know much)
>
>Linux runs more apps, but FreeBSD is a more robust server.  You
>choose.

	And FreeBSD can run most of those Linux apps through Linux
emulation. And as I told Nathanael in the personal eMail: they are both
free. Try for yourself. :)

-- Yan

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>John
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