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Date:      Mon, 22 Jan 2001 06:10:01 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        David Kelly <dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org>
Cc:        bastill@sa.apana.org.au, "Julien P." <julien.pham@online.fr>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD vs linux
Message-ID:  <20010122061001.H1639@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <200101220254.f0M2swl07989@grumpy.dyndns.org>; from dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org on Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 08:54:58PM -0600
References:  <bastill@sa.apana.org.au> <200101220254.f0M2swl07989@grumpy.dyndns.org>

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On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 08:54:58PM -0600, David Kelly wrote:
> Brian Astill writes:
> > Basically, FreeBSD is Unix in everything but name (its a copyright problem that
> > prevents the use of the name Unix).
> 
> Its a trademark problem, not quite the same thing as copyright.
> 
> As for the difference between FreeBSD and Linux, the shortest way I know
> how to say it is that I believe FreeBSD is more mature, knows where Unix
> has been and where Unix is going. Most all of The Big Mistakes have
> already been tried in *BSD and corrected. Many of which Linux has had to
> rediscover for itself.
> 
This is probably true...
BSD has a looooooooooooong history...

> The majority of Linux users are also Windows users and wear
> Microsoft-colored glasses no matter how much they badmouth Microsoft.
> They continue to build their new land with a Microsoft tint. This may 
I don't understand what is meant by this... ?
Both FreeBSD and Linux are amazing achievements..in my view.

> not be a bad thing, only time will tell.
> 
> 
> --
> David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net
> =====================================================================
> The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its
> capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.
> 
> 
> 
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