Date: Sun, 19 Mar 1995 18:30:50 -0800 (PST) From: julian@tfs.com (Julian Elischer) To: jbeukema@hk.super.net (John Beukema) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Comparison of un*x's Message-ID: <m0rqXF4-0003w7C@TFS.COM> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950319101347.3002D-100000@is1.hk.super.net> from "John Beukema" at Mar 19, 95 10:46:28 am
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> Solaris (Seemingly the first choice of several members)
good while it works and has 3rd party s/w ported to it,
but when it fails..... DOCS tend to be SPARC oriented..
how much 3rd party S/W will you plan on running?
> FreeBSD
I'm biased, but If it doesn't work, you can usually track it down yourself
with the sources.. (or post on the net). for x86 machines, the way to go..
> SunOS (Does it even run on i386?)
NO, closest would be netbsd I guess.
> BSDI
You pay the price and you get real support, They are specialising
in supporting Internet Service providers.. Source is available
at realistic (but not free) prices.
> SCO
hmm lots of 3rd party stuff and most PD s/w has been ported to it.
a PAIN to use though and any single thing going wrong can be a show-stopper..
works well for systems where you check it works and duplicate it a
thousand times, If you're going to be more 'original' beware..
> NetBSD
another good choice, but not as good as FreeBSD if you want x86 support.
Their version Is slightly ahead in terms of running LINUX binaries,
but FreeBSD is only slightly behind..
> Any other suggestions. (Linux has been eliminated due to too frequent
> patches.)
I've heard good things about QNX, but they are less 'compatible'
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> It is likely I cannot prevail on FreeBSD at this time. What would the
> *second choice* be, particularily in terms of compatibility with FreeBSD?
> I could then use FreeBSD on one machine on the network and compare.
I'd go for BSDI.. They have the talent working for them..
but don't sell yourself short.. really push FreeBSD.. it's looking *GOOD*..
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