Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 09:39:12 -0800 (PST) From: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@serv.net> To: "Alvin" <vj2786x@mbox4.singnet.com.sg> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Unix and FreeBSD Message-ID: <199811241739.JAA01211@ralf.serv.net> References: <000101be17cd$be2b5d00$2cca15a5@mikhails>
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vj2786x@mbox4.singnet.com.sg (Alvin) writes: | I'm a newbie to Unix and I'd like to learn Unix. However, the software is | far too expensive for me. You can't afford free? Dang, you *must* be broke. :) | How similar is FreeBSD to commercial Unix? Very. FreeBSD is a port of BSD 4.4 "Lite" (that is, it contains no code copyrighted by AT&T or USL, but still includes all the functionality of it). BSD has been used as a base for many commercial Unixes (SunOS, among others). Unlike Linux, FreeBSD *is* Unix, not a Unix emulator. | Will knowing FreeBSD help me in using commercial Unix later on? Absolutely. A good knowledge of FreeBSD should help your proficiency immensely. Of course, no two commercial Unix implementations are the same--- there are many differences between, say, Hewlett-Packard's version of Unix (HP/UX) and Sun's current version fo Unix (Solaris)---but they're similar enough that most of your knowledge will transfer easily, and the rest should be fairly simple to pick up over time. ---Ken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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