Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 01:06:25 -0500 From: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com> To: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: which unix to study? Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.0.20001127010507.021f1d38@mail.enterit.com> In-Reply-To: <20001126141823.B2383@buffy.local> References: <5.0.0.25.0.20001126041516.021089f0@mail.enterit.com> <3A2051B5.B35B23DB@FreeBSD.org> <F131rdusluCBcKfExvW00004a4d@hotmail.com> <3A2051B5.B35B23DB@FreeBSD.org> <20001126071730.B2395@buffy.local> <5.0.0.25.0.20001126041516.021089f0@mail.enterit.com>
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Cliff Hmm....I apologize for my lack of attention to the message then. I see now what I did. Sorry about that. :) Unix is great though eh? - Jim At 02:18 PM 11/26/2000 +0100, you wrote: >Hey Jim, >Errm. The enquiry over which UNIX to learn was not from me.. >I have worked on UNIX systems for about 25 years ... :) >I was objecting to an unfriendly response the enquirer got.. >isn't there something called FreeBSD advocacy ? > >Cliff > >On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 04:19:33AM -0500, Jim Conner wrote: > > Hey Cliff, > > > > I work for a telecommunications company and we use a TON of Solaris. But > > really, if you just need to know the basic of Unix, any unix-alike can > > provide that. I started with Linux, moved over to FreeBSD, and then not > > too long after that got into DEC, HP, Solaris, and AIX. Now, I mostly > work > > with Solaris. There are subtle differences between the various > > flavors. The bigger differences don't become apparent until you start > > coding in the various environments. The way these flavors perform memory > > management, swapping, etc. So, I can safely suggest (from personal > > experience) that FreeBSD would be fine to study...but I truly think for > > beginners that some flavor of Linux is best. I don't know how many others > > on this list would back me on that, but as a personal thought, I offer you > > that. > > > > Happy Unix'ing :) UNIX RULES! WINDBLOWZ...er eh hem...nevermind. > > > > - Jim > > > > At 07:17 AM 11/26/2000 +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > > >On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 03:56:37PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > > > > raf ar wrote: > > > > > > > > > > with the different flavors of unix, i dont know which one to > learn, im a > > > > > telecommunications student at devry and i know sooner or later i > will be > > > > > working on unix systems whether i like it or not, i have been > reading the > > > > > handbook in freebsd.org AND I FIND FREEBSD VERY INTERESTING, NOW MY > > > QUESTION > > > > > IS, WHAT FLAVOR OF UNIX WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR ME TO LEARN, IS FREE > > > BSD THE > > > > > CHOICE? KINDLY REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL, THNX...THEEO > > > > > > > > If you write to a freebsd list, what do you think we're going to > > > > recommend, linux? :) > > > > > > >Give the guy a break ! He is asking for information not > > >smart-ass remarks. > > > > > >Cliff > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > - Jim > > - NOTJames > > - jconner@enterit.com > > > > - > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > - | Today's errors, in > contrast: | > > - | Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at > 0032:A16F2935" | > > - | UNIX - "segmentation fault - core > dumped" | > > - | Humans - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get > up" | > > - > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - (To view this properly use a non-proportional font in your MUA) - Jim - NOTJames - jconner@enterit.com - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - | Today's errors, in contrast: | - | Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at 0032:A16F2935" | - | UNIX - "segmentation fault - core dumped" | - | Humans - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get up" | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (To view this properly use a non-proportional font in your MUA) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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