Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 13:16:21 -0300 From: cseg@mail.com To: "Allix Primus" <alleve@idirect.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Linux Distribution or not ? Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.19990923131621.007b63b0@joinnet.com.br> In-Reply-To: <000801bf0315$79f10b60$5435fea9@user>
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At 23:08 19/09/99 -0400, Allix Primus wrote: > Just wondering whats the difference between freebsd and linux >distributions, it uses the same things and even uses X , isn't it a >distribution of linux ? what seperates it from that ? Linux is a UNIX-like operating system, like FreeBSD is. Althought, FreeBSD is based on BSDi, and Linux is not. The fact that both OS's use XFree and/or some other tools, doesn't mean they are the same thing. If we think that way, UNIX wouldn't be a standard anymore, because all UNIX-like OS's would be the *same* thing, right? But it's not. Every UNIX-like OS has many individual characteristics, making each of them different from other ones. Yes, apparently, FreeBSD is almost the same stuff Linux is, but it's not real. You have to use them more and more, until you can easily notice they are very different between themselves. And then, you'll notice you cannot live without any UNIX-like anymore. :-) <my_opinion> I do prefer FreeBSD and OpenBSD rather than Linux. Maybe that's because Linux became too "We are Microsoft's enemy", and forgot it's a UNIX-like for a while, but it's *my* opinion. Also, when I began using *BSD, I noticed lots of little differences. Some are not that little, like re-compiling the kernel. It's *tottaly* different. Well, the systems are different, and the only one who can tell you that, is yourself. Try them. :-) </my_opinion> -- Stay always alarmed; if for even one second you don't know where your enemy is, probably you're already dead. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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