From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Sep 21 06:29:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA08076 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 06:29:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from animaniacs.itribe.net (gatekeeper.itribe.net [209.49.144.254]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id GAA08070 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 06:29:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jamie@itribe.net) Received: from localhost (jamie@localhost) by animaniacs.itribe.net (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id JAA04464 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 09:28:53 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 09:28:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamie Bowden To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Which is better, Freebsd, or linux? (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I think this is probably the best response I have seen to this question so far. Jamie Bowden -- Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 21 Sep 1998 06:24:03 GMT From: Marc Slemko Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc, comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: Which is better, Freebsd, or linux? In <6u4ndp$cdu@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca> dswan@acs5.acs.ucalgary.ca (Daniel Swan) writes: >Which is better, Freebsd, or Linux? FreeBSD because it has a cooler md5: fd861d80cc9153edc2d68a3d67980385 is much better than 1b61f2a016f7478478fcb13130fcec7b. >Which is better supported? Yes. >Which is more compatable?? FreeBSD is more compatible with Linux than Linux is with FreeBSD. >What are the advantages/disadvantages, and significant >differences in either? The problem with FreeBSD is that things look funny when you look at it upside down. Please, this question is asked every other day. Go search DejaNews or read some FAQs or just try them out yourself. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message