Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 14:18:23 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com> Cc: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>, Doug Barton <DougB@freebsd.org>, raf ar <raf30@hotmail.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: which unix to study? Message-ID: <20001126141823.B2383@buffy.local> In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.0.20001126041516.021089f0@mail.enterit.com>; from jconner@enterit.com on Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 04:19:33AM -0500 References: <3A2051B5.B35B23DB@FreeBSD.org> <F131rdusluCBcKfExvW00004a4d@hotmail.com> <3A2051B5.B35B23DB@FreeBSD.org> <20001126071730.B2395@buffy.local> <5.0.0.25.0.20001126041516.021089f0@mail.enterit.com>
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Hey Jim, Errm. The enquiry over which UNIX to learn was not from me.. I have worked on UNIX systems for about 25 years ... :) I was objecting to an unfriendly response the enquirer got.. isn't there something called FreeBSD advocacy ? Cliff On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 04:19:33AM -0500, Jim Conner wrote: > Hey Cliff, > > I work for a telecommunications company and we use a TON of Solaris. But > really, if you just need to know the basic of Unix, any unix-alike can > provide that. I started with Linux, moved over to FreeBSD, and then not > too long after that got into DEC, HP, Solaris, and AIX. Now, I mostly work > with Solaris. There are subtle differences between the various > flavors. The bigger differences don't become apparent until you start > coding in the various environments. The way these flavors perform memory > management, swapping, etc. So, I can safely suggest (from personal > experience) that FreeBSD would be fine to study...but I truly think for > beginners that some flavor of Linux is best. I don't know how many others > on this list would back me on that, but as a personal thought, I offer you > that. > > Happy Unix'ing :) UNIX RULES! WINDBLOWZ...er eh hem...nevermind. > > - Jim > > At 07:17 AM 11/26/2000 +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > >On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 03:56:37PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > > > raf ar wrote: > > > > > > > > with the different flavors of unix, i dont know which one to learn, im a > > > > telecommunications student at devry and i know sooner or later i will be > > > > working on unix systems whether i like it or not, i have been reading the > > > > handbook in freebsd.org AND I FIND FREEBSD VERY INTERESTING, NOW MY > > QUESTION > > > > IS, WHAT FLAVOR OF UNIX WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR ME TO LEARN, IS FREE > > BSD THE > > > > CHOICE? KINDLY REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL, THNX...THEEO > > > > > > If you write to a freebsd list, what do you think we're going to > > > recommend, linux? :) > > > > >Give the guy a break ! He is asking for information not > >smart-ass remarks. > > > >Cliff > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > - Jim > - NOTJames > - jconner@enterit.com > > - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - | Today's errors, in contrast: | > - | Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at 0032:A16F2935" | > - | UNIX - "segmentation fault - core dumped" | > - | Humans - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get up" | > - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - (To view this properly use a non-proportional font in your MUA) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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