From: Sam Carleton <scarleton@miltonstreet.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: What is freebsd Message-ID: <38E781A0.5B3A062F@miltonstreet.com> References: <38E77CE7.F9AF7ADD@3web.net>
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Emmanuel Ates wrote: > I want to learn Unix but I do not have the finances to go to school. > Can I learn UNIX by learning freebsd? Are the commands the same as > Unix? UNIX, or more general, an operating system is not simply a set of commands, but the way the computer functions. Personally I would not recommend FreeBSD as your first step into UNIX. Personally I would recommend Linux, my choise is SuSE Linux (http://www.suse.com). Spend the $29~$49 for the full distribution because the manual is going to be very helpful to you. I recommend Linux over FreeBSD simply because there are a lot more people using it which results in a lot more documentation and web sites related to it for newbies. One outstanding site is http://www.linuxnewbie.org. Once you get a good grip on Linux, then look at FreeBSD and discover the real power! (Only wish I could get the darn firewall working!) Sam To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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