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Date:      Thu, 08 Mar 2001 07:46:22 -0700
From:      "Charles Burns" <burnscharlesn@hotmail.com>
To:        jim_ekleberry@hotmail.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Is FreeBSD UNIX or UNIX-like?
Message-ID:  <F35FmWAFsTmIClmpcQA000032eb@hotmail.com>

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From www.freeBSD.org:

"FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for the Intel compatible 
(x86), DEC Alpha, and PC-98 architectures."

Not that this is enough to make a sweeping conclusion...

FreeBSD is descended from early AT&T UNIX code, AFAIK.

>From: "Jim Ekleberry" <jim_ekleberry@hotmail.com>
>To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
>Subject: Is FreeBSD UNIX or UNIX-like?
>Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 08:44:24 -0500
>
>A friend and I are debating as to whether FreeBSD is really BSD UNIX ported 
>for the x86 and Alpha platforms, or if it is UNIX-like similar to Linux.
>
>Can someone please shed some light on this subject?
>
>Jim E.  :-)
>___________________________________________
>
>"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. 
>The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to 
>hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." 
>  - A. Einstein

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