From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 7 14:36:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA25951 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:36:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp3.erols.com (smtp3.erols.com [207.172.3.236]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA25944 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:36:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grobt@erols.com) Received: from grobt (207-172-95-17.s17.as5.hdf.erols.com [207.172.95.17]) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA17038 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 17:36:44 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000701be2232$115a6ac0$115faccf@grobt> From: "Library Rat" To: Subject: Newbie Question Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 17:36:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE2208.25911360" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE2208.25911360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! I'm new to the whole OSS scene and a bit confused. I've read a lot = about OSS in general lately and have seen Linux and FreeBSD mentioned a = lot. I'm going to give OSS a try. But, before I do, I have to get = clear what's what. Are FreeBSD and Linux the same; i.e., are they = merely different "flavors" of Linux much as Red Hat and Debian are = different flavors? Will applications for FreeBSD also run w/o = modification under Red Hat/Debian Linux? Your assistance in getting = clear about OSS in general and Linux and FreeBSD in particular would be = greatly appreciated. TIA! Bob Patterson ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE2208.25911360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi! I'm new to the whole OSS = scene and a=20 bit confused. I've read a lot about OSS in general lately and have = seen=20 Linux and FreeBSD mentioned a lot. I'm going to give OSS a = try. But,=20 before I do, I have to get clear what's what. Are FreeBSD and = Linux the=20 same; i.e., are they merely different "flavors" of Linux much = as Red=20 Hat and Debian are different flavors? Will applications for = FreeBSD also=20 run w/o modification under Red Hat/Debian Linux? Your assistance = in=20 getting clear about OSS in general and Linux and FreeBSD in particular = would be=20 greatly appreciated. TIA!

Bob = Patterson

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