Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 17:47:56 -0500 (EST) From: "Joe \"Marcus\" Clarke" <marcus@jaguar.ir.miami.edu> To: Library Rat <grobt@erols.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie Question Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.05.9812071741200.23650-100000@jaguar.ir.miami.edu> In-Reply-To: <000701be2232$115a6ac0$115faccf@grobt>
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Bob, FreeBSD and Linux are two different implementations of UNIX on the x86 platform. Each have their own religious following and their pros and cons. For instance, Linux has more native software, where as FreeBSD is more centrally supported and is more stable. FreeBSD will run Linux binaries under emulation, but, to my knowledge, the reverse is not true. Even some source distributions need quite a few changes to compile on these two platforms. In my opinion, FreeBSD is a much better system ;). Joe Clarke On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Library Rat wrote: > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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