From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Nov 1 10:48:42 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from honk.org (cr876208-a.flfrd1.on.wave.home.com [24.112.90.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C211614BFF for ; Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:48:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mpoulin@honk.org) Received: from spectre (mpoulin@cr876208-a.flfrd1.on.wave.home.com [24.112.90.129]) by honk.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id NAA02701 for ; Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:48:39 -0500 Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:48:39 -0500 (EST) From: Marty Poulin X-Sender: mpoulin@spectre To: FreeBSD Newbies Subject: Re: A few questions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Ok - I've seen this question posted here enough - it's time to do soemthing about it. I volunteer myself to set up a web page with a "side-by-side" comparison of FreeBSD and Linux, but I will need help to make sure the information is correct. Once it's up, it will be a simple matter of sending the URL to whoever asks, rather than starting another thread on this topic. Anyone want to give me a hand on this? M. On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, J McKitrick wrote: > >performance and server oriented than Linux, which in turn tends to be > >considered by many as being more user friendly. > There was a recent debate here over how FreeBSD's file system *may* be > better for reliablility than linux, even though it *may* be slower. The > FreeBSD TCP/IP processing routines are supposedly faster and more robust > than almost anyone else's. Also, the filesystem makes more sense and is > well laid out. FreeBSD, unlike Linux, is based on actual UNIX OS code, > whereas Linux is a very good workalike to unix. > > > > > Additionally, Linux is actually a Kernel (correct me if I am wrong) > >rather than an OS: vendors add utilites to the Kernel to come up with an OS, > >which is not the case for FreeBSD; FreeBSD is a complete, freestanding, OS > This means FreeBSD can offer a level of integration and coherence that > cannot be offered by linux. > However, to the credit of several linux distros, linux autoconfigures much > more in the way of hardware, and *can* easily be set up from the beginning > to shield you from the console and go straight to an integrated > point-and-click desktop (e.g. redhat, mandrake, caldera). I found it > makes sense to play with linux for a while, then if you want the features > of FreeBSD and are willing to make some sacrifices > (installation/customization ease, hardware support, different package/port > management), go for it !! > > > > > >(I'm not saying one way of going about things is better). > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Carsten Holst > >To: > >Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 3:52 PM > >Subject: A few questions > > > > > >Hi all! > > > >I am looking for an alternative to Windows, and am currently considering > >freeBSD and linux. The problem I'm having is finding the difference between > >linux and freeBSD. Is there any? If there is, what are they? > >Does anybody have links to comparisons between freeBSD and linux? > > > >What would be the easiest to start out with, as I am completely new to all > >sorts of *nix and bsd? > >I primarily use my computer for schoolwork, and some programming. > > > >Thanks in advance, for any input!! > >-- > >Regards > >Carsten Holst > >http://holstweb.dk > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message