Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:22:48 +0100 From: jan.brolund@sida.se To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: FreeBSD or LINUX??? - Which one should I choose? Message-ID: <TFSJWSPD@sida.se>
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Hej, (to anybody who is kind enough to help me to choose between
FreeBSD and Linux!)
I have just obtained the CDs for FreeBSD and Linux from Walnut Creek -
and I have also ordered the Reference Books for both operating
systems, (but not received them yet).
I probably have to choose which one to install permanently, because I
think I still need one primary DOS/Windows 3.11 partition (for myself
and the children with all my well known applications plus their games,
which can't run properly under Win95) + one primary partition with
Win95-DK (danish version - for my children and their favourite games)
+ a STABLE 32-bit operating system with an EFFICIENT file system to be
used primarily/initially to access the Internet and later - when I get
to know the system well enough - to be used as a WEB-server and maybe/
hopefully/possibly for more new demanding requirements associated with
the Internet/E-mail etc. The last - 4th - primary partition will be
used as an extended partition with some partitions for DOS and some
for FreeBSD and/or Linux (Ext.2).
I am completely new to Unix and Unix clones, but I feel I have to go
in that direction, because I find especially Win95 too unstable and
unpredictable for my liking - and I am not too fond of the DOS file
system = FAT either...
Is there any kind soul out there, who can advise/help me to choose?
I would really appreciate some advise - including arguments for the
choice - please? Is there any significant difference between FreeBSD
and Linux or can I just flip a coin? Is it correct that FreeBSD is
more stable - because new FreeBSD releases/upgrades are tested more
intensively - than Linux, or is that just hearsay?
Thanking you in advance....
Sincerely Yours
Jan Brolund
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