Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 20:58:20 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: Antoine Maartens <antoinem@knoware.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A few questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980615205558.169A-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <l03102800b1a9f3eace7c@[193.78.121.45]>
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On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, Antoine Maartens wrote: >LS, > >I have three questions: > >(1) The difference between Linux & FreeBSD. Why choose one or the other? >(Do applications exchange as they are both Unix look a likes) This is very subjective. One point is that FreeBSD has only one main stable release whereas Linux has a half a dozen. >(2) Where can I get descriptions of the application listed in the FTP area >where all packages are listed On the website. Click on applications. http://www.freebsd.org/ >(3) What package to use for gui based office automation work. StarOffice is good. It is free for non-commercial use. There is also Applicaware which I hear is also good, but I have not tried it. Good luck. Catchya Later, | UW Mechanical Engineering Jason Wells | http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/ | 206-633-5994 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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