Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:16:20 -0500 From: "Robert L. Gilbert" <robert.gilbert@concert.com> To: www@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD in the news. Message-ID: <36ED1634.1B67F97E@concert.com>
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Bell Labs went one way with its version of Unix= (now called System V or System 5), while the University of California at= Berkeley went another way with its version, called BSD. Linux is not clo= sely related to either of these; it's a descendant of Minix, which was a = Unix clone. In fact, Linux has features of both System 5 and BSD. <p> <p> At this point, for most purposes, there's no real difference between Linu= x and BSD. Neither one is necessarily better than the other. You should c= hoose based on your own preferences and what kind of support is available= to you. = <p> <p> If you're surrounded by BSD lovers, you should probably use BSD because y= ou'll get more help from your peers. If you're surrounded by Linux users,= use Linux. 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