Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 23:14:23 +0000 From: Harry Newton <harry_newton@telinco.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Relative Merits of FreeBSD Message-ID: <200001272314.XAA03196@chimaera.locus>
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I am currently running Linux ( Debian 2.1 ) on a Pentium, and am thinking about converting to FreeBSD and would like to make an informed choice --- so I need some additional information. I I am not interested in theoretical ( or political ) points, only really the experiences of folk who have knowledge of both systems. I don't care about the difference in licences, nor the fact that I will have to relearn some administration. I come from a Solaris/Digital UNIX background, and I guess am really interested in any differences I would notice as a user of the machine. I don't do anything too fancy with the machine, mainly coding (C, Java) and TeXing and web browsing/mail reading. I am aware that FreeBSD, out of the box, is less set-up than Linux ( in terms of applications ). I guess I am really after folks thoughts about using the two systems, but a few specifics occured to me: o Is there anything I can do in Linux that I can't do in BSD ( & vice-versa ) ? o FreeBSD is often claimed to be more stable and quicker than Linux --- how true is this is practice ? o Is there any advice that you give to someone who is going to make such a change ? Many thanks for your forebearance ! Regards, Harry P.S. `Linux vs BSD' searches, and similar, on the Web have nearly all yielded potted histories, which though interesting, are not the kind of thing I am looking for. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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