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From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com>
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To: db@year2000.dk, notme@lvdi.net
Subject: Re: FreeBSD = unix/linux ?
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> 
> Well, FreeBSD is a direct decendent from BSDi, which is written by those

 Uh...  FreeBSD isn't a direct decendent of BSDi...   I believe
 you can say BSDi and FreeBSD are cousins/siblings, having a common
 ancestor.

 Or - did you mean BSD (without the `i').

	- Dave Rivers -
> 
> geniouses at Berkeley years ago...  In shorts, FreeBSD is a matured
> operating
> system.  Linux, on the other hand, started around 8 (or something like
> that) years
> ago...  or in another words...  not quite as matured.
> 
> For more information, go to:
> 
> www.freebsd.org
> www.cdrom.com
> www.freebsdmall.com
> 
> Frankie
> (btw, don't write in HTML if you want your e-mail replied.  send in
> plain
> text only)
> 
> "Danny B." wrote:
> 
> > I have been discussing alot with some people about FreeBSD and Linux
> > .... is it true freeBSD is compared with linux ? If so, is this really
> > the right diffnision? my argument was that freebsd should be clean
> > unix code unlike linux, wich is some "clone" ? i hope you can give me
> > correct answers to this question ... because it's bugging me im not
> > sure myself :-) regards,Danny Brandalwebmaster@year2000.dk
> 
> 
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