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Date:      Mon, 6 Nov 2000 10:40:34 -0500 (EST)
From:      Zhiui Zhang <zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu>
To:        Tim Stahl <phantomnoble@excite.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Got a quick question.
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.4.21.0011061038580.6509-100000@opal>
In-Reply-To: <22413380.973525060293.JavaMail.imail@magic.excite.com>

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On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Tim Stahl wrote:

> Does FreeBSD run on a standard Linux kernel.... or is it an actual UNIX
> kernel... or something completely different?

No, FreeBSD has its own kernel.  Actually, it is a complete operating
system.  Linux is just a kernel.  To use Linux, you have to choose a
distribution for it, e.g., RedHat, Mandrake, etc.   FreeBSD's kernel is
more professional.

-Zhihui



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