Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:20:11 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> To: ping.crosby@ntlworld.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What is the difference between Free, Net , and OpenBSD? Message-ID: <3ABFB28B.F83BEE5C@iowna.com> References: <20010326211607.67D2.PING.CROSBY@ntlworld.com>
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Ping Crosby wrote: > > Hi. > > I'm looking to install a copy of BSD on a PC and a Sun Sparc workstation. > I thought there was only one type of BSD but I have since found that > there are three types, Free BSD, Open BSD and Net BSD. > > What is the difference between these systems? Which BSD will be best for > a PC and which for a Sun Sparc? If I install one version on the Sparc > and another on the PC will they still be able to network OK? Your best bet is to read the information at the various web sites: www.freebsd.org, www.openbsd.org and www.netbsd.org. Each program is maintained by a different group, and the goals of the projects are different. This makes for slight differences in the way things are done and how the software functions, etc. For the Sun box, you'll have to use either NetBSD or OpenBSD, as FreeBSD only runs on Intel and Alpha hardware. Unless you're doing something very esoteric, you shouldn't have a lick of trouble networking the three together. -Bill To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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