From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jun 24 10:35:43 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.ptd.net (mail1.ha-net.ptd.net [207.44.96.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C4E96151E5 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 10:35:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from merch@ptd.net) Received: (qmail 29394 invoked from network); 24 Jun 1999 17:35:32 -0000 Received: from du140197.mah.ptd.net (HELO default) (204.186.140.197) by mail.ptd.net with SMTP; 24 Jun 1999 17:35:32 -0000 Message-ID: <000701bebe67$24c742a0$c58cbacc@default> From: "aaron" To: Subject: FreeBSD and Linux Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:29:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BEBE45.9CEC3820" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BEBE45.9CEC3820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi. I am a COMPLETE newcomer to unix operating systems...in fact, I really = dont have anything yet to begin working with it. I was thinking of = getting a Linux distribution but the best ones seem to cost a good bit = of money (and I am only 17 and have none!)....So I was thinking about = trying FreeBSD.... My question is... Is FreeBSD just like using Unix or Linux......for example, if I was to = get a guide for helping people use unix or linux, would I be able to use = the guide for FreeBSD??? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP!!! Aaron Lynn merch@ptd.net ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BEBE45.9CEC3820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi.

I am a COMPLETE newcomer to unix = operating=20 systems...in fact, I really dont have anything yet to begin working with = it. I was thinking of getting a Linux distribution but the best = ones seem=20 to cost a good bit of money (and I am only 17 and have none!)....So I = was=20 thinking about trying FreeBSD....

My question is...

Is FreeBSD just like using Unix or=20 Linux......for example, if I was to get a guide for helping people use = unix or=20 linux, would I be able to use the guide for FreeBSD???

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY = HELP!!!

Aaron Lynn

merch@ptd.net

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