Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 22:56:41 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Sam Carter <petrov@owlnet.rice.edu> Cc: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux Message-ID: <199707150556.WAA14297@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 14 Jul 1997 23:32:41 CDT." <Pine.SOL.3.91.970714232901.25940D-100000@long-eared.owlnet.rice.edu>
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>> Primarily: >> >> 1 standard distribution. >> 1000+ preported (and in many cases precompiled) programs ready for your >> use. >> This great mailing list for support :) > >You are not answering my question. What about a comparison between the >two? What are differences? Advantages and disadvantages of each? I may Actually, he is answering your question. When/if you start using Linux you'll discover that keeping everything working is such a pain because the pieces all come from different places and each version of each component has trouble fitting together with other components in various ways. With the FreeBSD development group producing a single release, it allows us to produce a system where all of the pieces fit together without various compatibility problems. Further, FreeBSD's extensive collection of pre-ported software makes setting up and using the system vastly easier than its competition. FreeBSD has generally been targeted toward larger server systems while Linux has been more targeted toward the workstation user. Either system can be used for either purpose, of course, but FreeBSD's stength is clearly in networking and file server applications. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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