Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 12:49:44 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell <scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> To: kurt.beheydt@ufsia.ac.be, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: difference between linux and FreeBSD Message-ID: <19981127124944.M18485@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <199811271116.MAA27931@dns.ufsia.ac.be>; from BEHEYDT KURT on Fri, Nov 27, 1998 at 12:16:42PM %2B0100 References: <199811271116.MAA27931@dns.ufsia.ac.be>
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On Fri, Nov 27, 1998 at 12:16:42PM +0100, BEHEYDT KURT wrote: > dear sir, dear madam, > > I'm interested in an operation system like unix, but i got one > question? > > What's the difference between linux and FreeBSD? > > - they 're both unix-like > - they both support x-window > - ... Well, almost. FreeBSD *is* UNIX -- it's a direct descendant of 4.4BSD from UC Berkeley (as are NetBSD, OpenBSD and BSDI). Linux is a UNIX 'clone' -- it behaves in a UNIX-like way but was built entirely from scratch. > probably the answer will help me to choose between linux and > FreeBSD. The stock answer around here is "try them both and see which one you like best". To be honest, they're both much the same in terms of functionality offered to the desktop user; go with the one you feel most comfortable with. If, on the other hand, you're running a server, FreeBSD is the *only* way to go :) It's worth pointing out that FreeBSD has a pretty solid Linux emulator, so almost all Linux binaries will run happily on a FreeBSD system (giving you the best of both worlds). Scott. -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID |"If I can't have my coffee, I'm just <scott@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> | 0x54B171B9 | like a dried up piece of roast goat" QMW College, London, UK | 0xAA775B8B | -- J. S. Bach. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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