Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:34:14 -0600 (CST) From: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>, Alvin <vj2786x@mbox4.singnet.com.sg>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unix and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981125093135.14796B-100000@adam.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811250037280.457-100000@thelab.hub.org>
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> > "Alvin" writes: > > > How similar is FreeBSD to commercial Unix? Will knowing FreeBSD help me in > > > using commercial Unix later on? > > > > In my experience, FreeBSD is as different from SGI Irix as Irix is > > different from Sun Solaris, as Solaris is different from FreeBSD. > > Altho they are all different, they are built on the same > foundation/premise. In answer to the original question, yes...knowing > FreeBSD will *help* you in using commercial Unix later on...it will give > you the basics to build from, but be prepared to have to seek out answers > specific to each variant you visit...and each variant out there has their > "niceties". > > Solaris has two things I wish we had...file system ACLs (makes > working with Samba beautiful) and what I consider to be a very nice print > daemon and interfaces (SysV?)... doesn't the print daemon to this day have some sort of bug...that will give a "normal user" root access.... > > Sun has a promo where for home or educational use you can purchase a > > copy of Solaris 2.6.0 for $10 (was over $18 by the time they added > > shipping and taxes). This is a very good deal, if for nothing else but > > the printed documentation. Haven't installed mine but am told it lacks a > > compiler. :-( One of the main reasons they claim to give away solaris is for the developers but they don't iunclude a compiler....?? > I have 20+ Unix servers at work, and I think one or two of them > have Sun compilers. Go to 'smc.vnet.net', where Solaris binaries are > found, including compilers and the like :) JOHN To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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