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Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD over Linux? 
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llanes@technologist.com asks:
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> Why should I use FreeBSD over Linux?

Because you like little red daemon plushies better than penguin plushies? 
:-)

Or because you appreciate the maturity and tradition of *BSD Un*x, where 
you don't have to buy books with Linux in the title just to figure how how 
it differs from the OS described in books discussing Unix.

> Which was first, FreeBSD or Linux?

*BSD.

> Why did the second exist, doesn't it dilute the concept?

Because Linus wanted to play with kernels. NetBSD and OpenBSD (and probably 
others) *also* wanted to do something different.

Does availability of both Hondas and Toyotas dilute the Automotive Concept? 
:-)

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David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net
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