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Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 14:04:17 +0100 (CET)
From: Micke Josefsson <mj@isy.liu.se>
To: Keex@gmx.de
Subject: RE: what is the difference between linux and freebsd?
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On 05-Feb-01 Keex@gmx.de wrote:
> hello, 
> 
> 
> So far I've been using Slackware Linux 7.1, and before that different RedHat
> distro's (got sick of them, because of them being way too commercial, and
> that's not what the linux-spirit was set out to be)
> 
> Anyway, I have some Linux experience, will it help me, if I installed
> FreeBSD? what are the basic differences between those OS's? does FreeBSD also
> run
> on a PI 75 MHz, 16MB RAM, and only 200MB HD-space available, to be ran as
> HTTP-server, router (lan -> Internet) and automatic email fetching and
> delivering
> it to several machines on the lan offline?

Your hardware ought to be OK. 

> 
> There'S one I know about FreeBSD, from the gslug.org message board, that BSD
> is a little bit more stable, but that's all. any other differences?

On the whole FreeBSD is a bit more mature and well tested. In your case
that perhaps does not matter. You will not find drivers for every odd device you
have in your junk box but I believe the drivers that are there are VERY well
tested and operational. When it comes to X they are the same.

It takes heavy load better, but again that may not be of importance to you.


> 
> I'd be glad to hear from you guys again.
> 
> -- 
> - Alex
> 
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