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Date:      Wed, 26 Jun 2002 23:42:06 -0400
From:      Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org>
To:        "Ken" <ken@carnahan.ws>, "a b" <dkdk9@hotmail.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Linux or Unix?
Message-ID:  <20020627034207.06FE0BA05@i8k.babbleon.org>
In-Reply-To: <000501c21d69$30bdc570$2cc8010a@palacasino.com>
References:  <F23tIIZS2TRqf69aZbL0000001a@hotmail.com> <000501c21d69$30bdc570$2cc8010a@palacasino.com>

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On Wednesday 26 June 2002 07:28 pm, Ken wrote:
| FreeBSD is based on Unix. It is a direct descendant of the original AT&T
| code.

. . . and Linux is *NOT* based on Unix code in the same way, though it is 
based on Unix/Posix *behavior*.  It is in a fact a direct descendent of minix.


|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "a b" <dkdk9@hotmail.com>
| To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
| Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:40 PM
| Subject: Linux or Unix?
|
| > Hi Admin,
| > We have an unsolved problem.
| > Is the FreeBSD operating system based on the Linux or the Unix kernel? I
| > know that Linux is based on Unix, but does FreeBSD originate from Linux
| > or Unix?
| >
| > Best regards
| >
| > Magne, Kenneth and Mark from Denmark
| >
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