Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:49:21 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: Philip Rust <prust@NEWLIFE.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: question regarding Alpha Message-ID: <XFMail.990224174921.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <61C26502785FD111BFD300805FCB5912231031@EMAIL>
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On 23-Feb-99 Philip Rust wrote: > Hi, I just recently bought a Dec Alphastation, and am considering putting > either RedHat Linux or Free-BSD on it._ I am very familiar with unix-type > operating systems, but my question is: Why would I choose BSD over Linux? > or > vice-versa?_ Another way to put it, what does BSD or Linux have that the > other doesn't?_ i.e. applications, performance, speed, reliability, > etc...___ any help? > thanks so much... i know it's not an easy question, but I appreciate it. > again, thanks, This question is considered highly religious even. But let's try to keep it objective: FreeBSD has Linux emulation so a lot of Linux only packages can run on FreeBSD. I myself find FreeBSD a better integrated whole than any distribution of Linux. The same goes for the sources and the people who write these sources, I find them more competent not only on the programming issue but they also have to maintain a very stable whole. I'm a little unsure how Linux' NFS and VM are nowadays, but I know that FreeBSD just made a tremendous number of changes in this aspect, all for the better. If ye are still in doubt, try both. I did, I stuck with *BSD. --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven http://www.freebsdzine.org>; asmodai(at)wxs.nl The idea does not replace the work... Network/Security Specialist <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>; *BSD: Powered by Knowledge & Know-how <http://www.freebsd.org>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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