Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:29:29 -0800 From: Rogers Pessin <rpessin@digital-storm.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Cc: rpessin@digital-storm.com Subject: FreeBSD vs Linux Message-ID: <31473E39.1DF4@digital-storm.com>
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Hi, I am in the process now of deciding on whether to get FreeBSD or Linux to install on my 486/DX2 at home. I'm tending towards FreeBSD at this time but have a few questions I'm hoping you might be able to answer. 1) First off, why would you suggest FreeBSD over Linux, or vice-versa? Does one have strengths over the other in any particular thing? 2) How complete is FreeBSD's ability to emulate Linux (which would let me have the best of both worlds possibly)? 3) In the news groups someone talked about preferring FreeBSD over Linux because the former is an actual OS while the latter is just a kernel... could you explain this difference to me? (not sure of the difference between the two and the implications of such) 4) Linux has ELF files (or something along those lines), yet from what I've read it seems FreeBSD does not. What is the significance of this? Many thanks for your time with these questions, Rogers Pessin
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