From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 26 1: 4: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dc-mx06.cluster0.hsacorp.net (unknown [209.225.8.16]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AB5237B479; Sun, 26 Nov 2000 01:04:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from [24.216.177.202] (HELO CONCON.enterit.com) by dc-mx06.cluster0.hsacorp.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.4b1) with ESMTP id 12365130; Sun, 26 Nov 2000 02:03:13 -0700 Message-Id: <5.0.0.25.0.20001126041516.021089f0@mail.enterit.com> X-Sender: jconner@mail.enterit.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0 Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 04:19:33 -0500 To: Cliff Sarginson From: Jim Conner Subject: Re: which unix to study? Cc: Doug Barton , raf ar , questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20001126071730.B2395@buffy.local> References: <3A2051B5.B35B23DB@FreeBSD.org> <3A2051B5.B35B23DB@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hey Cliff, I work for a telecommunications company and we use a TON of Solaris. But really, if you just need to know the basic of Unix, any unix-alike can provide that. I started with Linux, moved over to FreeBSD, and then not too long after that got into DEC, HP, Solaris, and AIX. Now, I mostly work with Solaris. There are subtle differences between the various flavors. The bigger differences don't become apparent until you start coding in the various environments. The way these flavors perform memory management, swapping, etc. So, I can safely suggest (from personal experience) that FreeBSD would be fine to study...but I truly think for beginners that some flavor of Linux is best. I don't know how many others on this list would back me on that, but as a personal thought, I offer you that. Happy Unix'ing :) UNIX RULES! WINDBLOWZ...er eh hem...nevermind. - Jim At 07:17 AM 11/26/2000 +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote: >On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 03:56:37PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > > raf ar wrote: > > > > > > with the different flavors of unix, i dont know which one to learn, im a > > > telecommunications student at devry and i know sooner or later i will be > > > working on unix systems whether i like it or not, i have been reading the > > > handbook in freebsd.org AND I FIND FREEBSD VERY INTERESTING, NOW MY > QUESTION > > > IS, WHAT FLAVOR OF UNIX WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR ME TO LEARN, IS FREE > BSD THE > > > CHOICE? KINDLY REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL, THNX...THEEO > > > > If you write to a freebsd list, what do you think we're going to > > recommend, linux? :) > > >Give the guy a break ! He is asking for information not >smart-ass remarks. > >Cliff > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message - Jim - NOTJames - jconner@enterit.com - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - | Today's errors, in contrast: | - | Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at 0032:A16F2935" | - | UNIX - "segmentation fault - core dumped" | - | Humans - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get up" | - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - (To view this properly use a non-proportional font in your MUA) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message