From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Sep 6 14:28:51 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC72515506 for ; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 14:28:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (ales.megared.net.mx [207.249.163.252]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA87557; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 16:25:56 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <00f501bef8ae$81447da0$fca3f9cf@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "Rick Knebel" , References: <19990906162318.M1422@rknebel.uplink.net> Subject: RE: FreeBsd again Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 16:26:38 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, Well all the development in the Linux arena its around the kernel, and the complete system its just the kernel with a lot of binaries attached, it doesnt even recognize an ufs slice, to upgrade the system you just have to upgrade the kernel and thats all (or something like that) correct me if Im wrong. Unlike FreeBSD its a complete OS, each version has a lot of changes and improvements in userland binaries, system binaries File Systems, Kernel, TCP/IP Stack, and all the things that came along with the system. Ales > Hi, > Thanks for everyone's opinion on my previous about FreeBSd. > I have one more if you would indulge me. > I have heard people say that Linux is just a kernel but freebsd is an entire operating System. > Could anyone explain this better. > > > Thanks > Rick > > -- > Rick Knebel > rknebel@uplink.net > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message