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 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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