From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 6 14:42:01 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA21791 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 6 Aug 1997 14:42:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ultra1.phoenixnet.net (ultra1.phoenixnet.net [156.46.50.80]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA21782 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 1997 14:41:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from LOCALNAME (mkeport111.pitnet.net [156.46.121.111]) by ultra1.phoenixnet.net (8.8.5/8.8.3) with SMTP id QAA22232 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 1997 16:45:08 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <33E90AD2.952@pitnet.net> Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 16:37:55 -0700 From: Jerry Fass Reply-To: fass@pitnet.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-KIT (Win16; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Linux vs FreeBSD. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Greetings from Milwaukee WI. I am new to the Net, 1 month now. I am researching getting a new OS for a computer. I have read many neat things about Linux, but almost nothing about FreeBSD, except at your site. I have a friend who uses and recommends FreeBSD, but other people say Linux is best. I studied www.freebsd.org a few times, for an hour or so total. I found no comparisons of Linux vs FreeBSD. Can you tell me where I can find such comparisons? Can someone knowledgable post such to your site? I don't mean to sound picky, but, I am uninterested in the empty assertions and name-calling, that comprise so much of what is on the Net. Useful comparisons must be clear, And quantitative, comparing features, And performance. Lastly, in my 1 month on the Net, I've learned that most email goes unanswered. Could you at least let me know if you got this? Thanx, very much. Good luck.