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From: "Jay L. West" <jlwest@tseinc.com>
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Subject: FreeBSD225 and BSDOS2.1/BSDOS3.0
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 09:45:38 -0600
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I had written...
>> I need to finally upgrade one of our FreeBSD systems.
>> It will be running 2.2.5-RELEASE. I also need to put up
>> the Microsoft frontpage 98 server extensions, but I have
>> a choice here - they have distributions for BSD/OS 2.1
>> (fp30.bsdi.tar.gz) and BSD/OS 3.0 (fp30.bsdi3.tar.gz).
>> Which of these two is most likely to get along and play
>> well with FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE?

Response number one was...
>
>You want the 2.1 version.
>
>Doug White

Response number two was...
>
> I have been using the BSD/OS 3.0 version without problems on 2.2.5.
>
>Jeff Wheat

Ok, I give... maybe someone can clue me in to what the real issues are?
IE - what is it about BSDOS2.1 and BSDOS3.0 that are different enough
that FreeBSD can use or not use programs written for one or the other?
Clarification or a history lesson please! :)  Thanks!!!!!

Jay West (jlwest@tseinc.com)
TSE