Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:55:53 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: John Shelton <shelton@onr.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Helloooooo ! Message-ID: <4194DD09.2050709@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <4193C140.10007@onr.com> References: <1100198746.12804.58.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4193C140.10007@onr.com>
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John Shelton wrote: > > > Mohammad Khan wrote: > >> Hello Everybody: >> >> I am a Linux user. I use mostly RedHat and Fedora. >> I am planning to use freeBSD. I never used freeBSD. >> >> Would anyone please explain: >> >> What is the benefit of freeBSD over Linux? >> Why should I consider freeBSD instead of Linux? >> What are the current drawback of freeBSD compared to Linux? >> > > The Complete FreeBSD 3rd ed. by Greg Lehey (ISBN 1-57176-246-9) gives > a nice table of comparisons. It is a few years old, but has (in my > experience) remained the most fair comparison of linux and freebsd. > > "FreeBSD is a direct descendent of the original UNIX, though it > contains no residual AT&T code. > "Linux is a clone and never contained any AT&T code." > > [snip] > > "In summary, Linux is also a very good operating system. For many, > it's better than FreeBSD. It's a pity that so many people on both > sides are prepared to flame each other. There are signs that both > sides are learning to appreciate each other, and a number of people > are now running both systems." > > > thank you Greg Lehey! > ~John, Linux From Scratch and FreeBSD user That is good! For another perspective that addresses some "thoughts" of a sysadmin on the subject, check out Matt Fuller's "Rants" at www.over-yonder.net ... I think Matt got tired of answering this question, so in (?exasperation?) he wrote an article for his site ... Kevin Kinseyhelp
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