Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 17:57:49 -0700 From: "Aaron Peterson" <aaron@alpete.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd vs. linux - educated opinions wanted Message-ID: <E19Gq1F-0006QW-00@host02.ipowerweb.com>
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i am looking for educated opinions about the following: i began using linux about 5 years ago, mostly because i had heard of it and was curious and because i found a close friend who was already a couple years up the learning curve who could show me around. now that i've been emersed in the *NIX world a while longer i have built some of my own opinions and heard a great many rumors about the practical differences between linux and freeBSD. Some of these are as follows: 1. There is better hardware support for linux, and more features because there are more developers. 2. Linux code is often not as well written as freebsd because freebsd developers are more unified, focused and strict. 3. freeBSD is more secure 4. freeBSD is more stable what does linux have that freebsd doesn't? what does freebsd have that linux doesn't? what are the security issues that should be acknowledged when deciding which to use for something mission critical in a production environment? how does one measure/compare stability, and which comes out on top? these have been swimming around in my head for a while, and i have gotten pretty comfortable with linux, and curiousity has driven me to begin learning freebsd now regardless of the answers. i am not a hacker or a seasoned *NIX admin though, and would like some better founded opinions that my own :) --
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