From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Apr 23 1:17:33 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from linif.org (www.linif.org [204.228.204.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7835637B619 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 01:17:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dotslash@linif.org) Received: (qmail 23837 invoked from network); 23 Apr 2001 08:17:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO cpu563) (195.229.53.55) by www.linif.org with SMTP; 23 Apr 2001 08:17:24 -0000 Message-ID: <00c701c0cbcd$b0340fb0$2903010a@atg.altayer.com> From: "dotslash" To: "SPEAKEASY " , References: Subject: Re: How Is The FeeBSD OS Like and Different Than Say Redhat or Suse LINUX Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 11:43:46 +0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0049_01C0CBEA.A7E9B130" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C0CBEA.A7E9B130 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FreeBSD was derived from BSDlite which itself was derived from the = original UNIX System V from AT&T (afaik). better check the history of = fbsd at their website. as far as reliability and speed i find fbsd to be reliable than linux. = ever tried resetting your pc in succession without a graceful shutdown? = linux would throw up! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: SPEAKEASY =20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 10:20 AM Subject: How Is The FeeBSD OS Like and Different Than Say Redhat or = Suse LINUX Dear Sirs; =20 I'm considering trying FreeBSD and have experience with both System 5 = Version 4, Redhat Linux 6.xx and greater and Suse 6.x.x and greater.What = are their similarities and differences. Is your OS closer to Unix if so = exactly without writing paragraphs are the major differences; if any? = Why if I'm use to using and familiar with Redhat or Suse would I want to = switch to FreeBSD? =20 Sincerely =20 =20 Brian Vagnoni V-Systems bvagnoni@v-system.net ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C0CBEA.A7E9B130 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
FreeBSD was derived from BSDlite which = itself was=20 derived from the original UNIX System V from AT&T (afaik).  = better=20 check the history of fbsd at their website.
 
as far as reliability and speed i find = fbsd to be=20 reliable than linux.  ever tried resetting your pc in succession = without a=20 graceful shutdown?  linux would throw up!
 
 
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Subject: How Is The FeeBSD OS = Like and=20 Different Than Say Redhat or Suse LINUX

Dear = Sirs;
 
I'm = considering=20 trying FreeBSD and have experience with both System 5 Version 4, = Redhat Linux=20 6.xx and greater and Suse 6.x.x and greater.What are their = similarities and=20 differences. Is your OS closer to Unix if so exactly without writing=20 paragraphs are the major differences; if any? Why if I'm use to using = and=20 familiar with Redhat or Suse would I want to switch to=20 FreeBSD?
 
Sincerely
 
 
Brian Vagnoni
V-Systems
bvagnoni@v-system.net
 
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