From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 11 10:00:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA11369 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:00:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from omnix.net (omnix.net [194.183.217.130]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA11347 for ; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:00:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from didier@omnix.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by omnix.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id SAA13150; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 18:00:02 GMT (envelope-from didier@omnix.net) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 19:00:02 +0100 (CET) From: Didier Derny To: Vincent Defert cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux In-Reply-To: <34E1DAF1.4A47@trace.fr> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Vincent Defert wrote: > > Dear Sir or Madam, > > I am using an old version of Linux and I consider upgrading. > FreeBSD seems to have a very positive image, but the same is > true of Linux. > > Could you please explain the main differences between them, > and why people who tested both systems chose FreeBSD rather > than Linux? > > I think it would be interesting to include this discussion > in the FAQ, provided these differences are not just a matter > of individual taste or activism. > > Thanks in advance. > > Vincent Defert > (vdefert@trace.fr) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe questions" in the body of the message > My own experience: (I've tried both) I've had many problems with the early releases of Linux (0.99xx) timeout with the scsi boards (adaptec) and garbaged screen after having stopped XFree. I bought several version during a year without any success. When I bought the FreeBSD 1.1 CDROM, it worked without any problem. I regularly upgraded FreeBSD, I'm using 2.2.5-RELEASE at the office and 3.0-Current at home. FreeBSD: + really fast + relyable file system + rock solid tcp/ip + wonderful support [though the mailing lists] + only one really good distribution + packet filter/ ip accounting + easy installation - sound drivers - linux emulation problems I'm running: 3 machine as a web server 2.2.5-RELEASE 1 routeur/firewall 2.2.2-RELEASE 3 minitel servers 2.2.2-RELEASE 1 home machine 3.0-SNAPHOST (DECEMBER) / LINUX REDHAT 5.0 Linux: + system administration utilities for X11 + Commercial applications + sound system - too many distributions - too many installation procedures - flaky installation - too many versions - file system problems In short, I would only choose FreeBSD for a server For a workstation, as I'm used to FreeBSD I would use FreeBSD but RedHat Linux is a really good alternative. -- Didier Derny didier@omnix.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe questions" in the body of the message