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Date:      Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:27:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        petrov@rice.edu
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970714212617.754C-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <33CA89C1.5D8C@mail.arc.nasa.gov>

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On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Sam Carter wrote:

> I have an x86 box running Win95 and I want to dual boot into a Unix
> flavor.  What are the chief differences between FreeBSD and Linux?  I
> just looked through the FreeBSD faq, but couldn't find anything
> comparing the two.

Primarily:

1 standard distribution.
1000+ preported (and in many cases precompiled) programs ready for your
use.
This great mailing list for support :)
Lots more, see http://www.freebsd.org.  Try searching the mail archives.


Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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