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Date:      Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:24:25 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Evan Melanie <lem@ansto.gov.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Linux, Unix and FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <19980831092425.L606@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <01BDD4C2.C57A4330@sn24-51.dhcp.ansto.gov.au>; from Evan Melanie on Mon, Aug 31, 1998 at 09:36:02AM %2B1000
References:  <01BDD4C2.C57A4330@sn24-51.dhcp.ansto.gov.au>

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On Monday, 31 August 1998 at  9:36:02 +1000, Evan Melanie wrote:
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> Which OS is closer to UNIX.  FreeBSD or Linux?

FreeBSD.  Technically, it has as much claim as System V to being UNIX.

> If FreeBSD is, what are the major differences compared with 4.4BSD?

As a user, you'd have difficulty finding any major differences.  I can
only think of the new virtual memory system, though there must be others.

Greg
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