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Date:      Sat, 4 Mar 2000 13:36:47 +1100
From:      Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au>
To:        wmHardRock <lfoley@rocler.qc.ca>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <00030413432102.06423@freebsd.freebsd.org>
References:  <38BF097C.1A50FEB4@rocler.qc.ca>

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Every week we get something like

SuSE 6.2 Vs BSDI 4.1
Corel Linux Vs NetBSD 2.1
RedHat Linux 6.1 Vs FreeBSD 3.3

In regards to your question

Yes, you can run KDE windows manager with FreeBSD
Yes, FreeBSD has an Linux emulator to run Linux_Netscape etc

And wether you want to use Linux or BSD depnds on the purpose the box is for.
For example : -

I would use FreeBSD live boxes in your enterprise that cannot have down time.
because FreeBSD is so reliable and suitable for the job compared to Linux.

Linux is for newbies to a UNIX environment. Like users of Corel Linux, and more
desktop software is ported to Linux so I might use Linux if I am new to UNIX.


Looking forward to your feedback.

danny

dannyh@idx.com.au

On Fri, 03 Mar 2000, wmHardRock wrote:
> Hello,
>             I was wondering: what are the main differences between Linux
> and FreeBSD?  Are Linux apps FreeBSD compatible?  Do the apps come with
> source code?  Can I use KDE and Window Maker with FreeBSD?
> 
> Thank you
> 
>                 wmHardRock
> 
> 
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