Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:18:56 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeremy Shaffner <jer@jorsm.com> To: Jeremy Domingue <jer@hughes.net> Cc: Brandon Lockhart <brandon@engulf.net>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Disgruntled Linux User... questions about FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980714161514.13648D-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980713190809.10476B-100000@engulf.net>
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...cc's shrunk... On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Brandon Lockhart wrote: > > :1) First and foremost, I am wondering what issues I will face being a user > :very accustomed to linux. I know there will be differences between linux and > :FreeBSD, but can anyone outline some of the major ones? > > Well, let's see. Linux is a clone of SYSV, and FreeBSD a clone of BSD, is > that major enough for you? Possibly different devices, different FS, > different operating system, just to name a few. > More than that. Linux is just a kernel that is "like" SYSV, built entirely from the ground up. FreeBSD isn't just a clone, it *is* BSD, based off the 4.4BSD code from Berkeley. -===================================================================- Jeremy Shaffner JORSM Internet Senior Technical Support Northwest Indiana's Premium jer@jorsm.com Internet Service Provider support@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com -===================================================================- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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