From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 26 23:40: 8 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from cheetah.spots.ab.ca (cheetah.spots.ab.ca [209.115.174.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEAFF37BE6F for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 23:40:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dionv@spots.ab.ca) Received: from dionv (pm3-106.spots.ab.ca [209.115.174.85]) by cheetah.spots.ab.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id AAA32402 for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:39:58 -0600 Message-ID: <000801bfe004$1b936a00$55ae73d1@ppp> From: "Dion E Viglione" To: Subject: SOLARIS VS FreeBSD Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:51:21 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFDFD1.CFEC6C00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFDFD1.CFEC6C00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Solaris 8 is now "open" and free. Sun told me that it is the superior = UNIX of all UNICES--to end all UNICES! (--to that effect) And-- Solaris' kernel algorithm design is suppose to be better than BSD's. I = want to learn UNIX, but computer scientists predict Linux will gradually = fade away, leaving BSD; but now Solaris is free--won't that "crush" BSD? = Won't everyone flock to Solaris? Should I now uninstall my OpenBSD? Please help me with guidance. --D Viglione, very confused student who wants to have faith in BSD, = again. I got the impression from Sun that they have never heard of FreeBSD! = Does that mean FreeBSD is not good enough for large corporations? dionv@spots.ab.ca ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BFDFD1.CFEC6C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Solaris 8 is now "open" and free.  = Sun told=20 me that it is the superior UNIX of all UNICES--to end all UNICES! = (--to=20 that effect)
And--
Solaris' kernel algorithm design is = suppose to be=20 better than BSD's.  I want to learn UNIX, but computer=20 scientists predict Linux will gradually fade away, leaving BSD; but = now=20 Solaris is free--won't that "crush" BSD?  Won't everyone flock to=20 Solaris?
Should I now uninstall my = OpenBSD?
 
Please help me with = guidance.
 
--D Viglione, very = confused student=20 who wants to have faith in BSD, again.
 
I got the impression from Sun that they = have never=20 heard of FreeBSD!  Does that mean FreeBSD is not good enough for=20 large corporations?
 
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