Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 04:00:53 +0100 From: Harald Schmalzbauer <h@schmalzbauer.de> To: "David D.W. Downey" <pgpkeys@pgpkeys.net>, "'Lowell Gilbert'" <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>, <udo.schroeter@trionic-solutions.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Commercial Distribution? Message-ID: <200401070400.54278@harrymail> In-Reply-To: <E1Ae3DE-0007QZ-00@smtp.perfora.net> References: <E1Ae3DE-0007QZ-00@smtp.perfora.net>
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--Boundary-02=_mZ3+/TdB/F200Xp Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: signed data Content-Disposition: inline On Wednesday 07 January 2004 03:14, David D.W. Downey wrote: > And how is that different from Linux? FreeBSD is an Operating System, so = is > Red Hat, Debian, Stampede, SLS, Slackware, and on and on. FreeBSD does the You name it. These are all different operating systems arround a linux kern= el.=20 =46reeBSD is the operating system, linux isn't. That's the whole difference. =2DHarry P.S: Lot's of tools are developed by *BSD developers and included instead o= f=20 GNU versions (ls e.g.) > same thing. FreeBSD didn't develop OpenSSL but it includes it, nor did it > develop SSH or swat, but it includes them. Just as linux distributions do. > > There is no big difference. Linux has more commercial support including > first tier support, ala IBM, Compaq, Dell, and to s much shorter extent S= un > Microsystems. > > You'll find many web hosting firms that offer managed care that can handle > the operating system complete with technical support on most dedicated > boxes. However, remember there that you're dealing with web farming. > > I don't know of many larger firms that offer specificly FreeBSD assistance > except through VARs or custom box shops. If this is the route you=92re > looking to take, I'd be more than happy to lend assistance. > > David D.W. Downey > > > You're touching on a big difference between Linux and FreeBSD; FreeBSD > > is an operating system, whereas Linux is a kernel which can be packaged > > with different programs. You can make do anything you want with > > FreeBSD, modify it all you want, release it (or not) along with the > > source code (or not), but you can't claim it''s FreeBSD any more... > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --Boundary-02=_mZ3+/TdB/F200Xp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/+3ZmBylq0S4AzzwRArkyAJ0SCyQ1e4uyqqVWxBE73cE5dFIoVwCeIoIm Sg+VrRI8RFZjkWbZJBejLaE= =mqhp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_mZ3+/TdB/F200Xp--
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