Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:51:15 -0600 (CST) From: John Kenagy <jktheowl@bga.com> To: Matjaz Vrecar <matjaz@vizija.si> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs RedHat Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980115093336.6445B-100000@barnowl.roost.net> In-Reply-To: <199801140850430210.005B6609@mail.vizija.si>
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Internal integrity. The entire source tree being available, on line along with all the ports, means that you do not ever have to deal with loss of compatibility. Everything is maintained by the FreeBSD team and supported by them and these lists. It is what's called "single source". You are not tied to them because they give you *all* of the source code. And, you do not have to rely upon different providers of the software to somehow maintain compatibility. You can get software from others. I regularly keep Apache, Netscape, Chimera, htDig, etc. updated from the respective source organizations. But, the single most important thing to me is that the operating system comes entirely from one source. This is *far* more important than any spiffy install system or less steep learning curve. If you have any other questions, just pop a note to me! John On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Matjaz Vrecar wrote: > Hi there ! > > I know my question might sound stupid to you but anyway: what's the difference between RedHat Linux and FreeBSD? I work with windows but I like linux too! What's better at FreeBSD in comparison to RedHat? > > Than you very much! > > > kesl > http://www.inetia.com/kesl --+-- ICQ uin: 1744829 > > inetia.com, interactive media agency > info@inetia.com, http://www.inetia.com > Vizija d.o.o., Ljubljanska 42, 3000 Celje, Slovenia > Tel.: +386 63 452100, Fax.: +386 63 451390 > info@vizija.si, http://www.vizija.si > >
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