From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 2 10:52:48 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from pobox.amcity.com (pobox.amcity.com [206.215.221.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4C09437B423 for ; Wed, 2 May 2001 10:52:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from etalent@bizjournals.com) Received: (qmail 19107 invoked from network); 2 May 2001 17:52:40 -0000 Received: from mail1.amcity.com (206.26.253.31) by pobox.amcity.com with SMTP; 2 May 2001 17:52:40 -0000 Received: from etalent ([10.56.228.7]) by mail1.amcity.com (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with SMTP id AAA16B06F1 for ; Wed, 2 May 2001 13:52:39 -0400 Message-ID: <007a01c0d330$ad4d7740$07e4380a@amcity.com> From: "Ember Talent" To: Subject: What is BSD Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 10:52:37 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0077_01C0D2F6.0046C680" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0077_01C0D2F6.0046C680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey there, Well my question is just a general one I was wondering if you could = explain in laymans terms (someone who is familar enough to keep simple = office tasks and other programs running on a Windows based computer and = knows how to munipulate files in DOS) what BSD is and how it works? = Also any tips you can give me on what Linux is, (besides the "someone = created it based off the concept of Unix so it could be more afforadble = than Unix which is so great" line) would be appriciated. =20 I currently sell classified advertising space in the Portland Business = Journal and one of my three catergories is technology. I know a lot = about it but not enough I find as my clients leave me in the dust when = discussing these things with me. Thanks for any time taken regarding my question. ~Ember~ Ember Talent - etalent@bizjournals.com The Portland Business Journal Phone: 503-274-8733 Fax: 503-295-1130 --------------------------------------------------------=20 We've teamed up with MICROSOFT to deliver even=20 more in-depth news and services for business owners--=20 Check it out: http://portland.bcentral.com=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0077_01C0D2F6.0046C680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey there,
 
Well my question is just a general one = I was=20 wondering if you could explain in laymans terms (someone who is familar = enough=20 to keep simple office tasks and other programs running on a Windows = based=20 computer and knows how to munipulate files in DOS) what BSD is and how = it=20 works?  Also any tips you can give me on what Linux is, (besides = the=20 "someone created it based off the concept of Unix so it could be more = afforadble=20 than Unix which is so great" line) would be appriciated.  =
 
I currently sell classified advertising = space in=20 the Portland Business Journal and one of my three catergories is=20 technology.  I know a lot about it but not enough I find as my = clients=20 leave me in the dust when discussing these things with me.
 
Thanks for any time taken regarding my=20 question.
 
~Ember~
 
Ember Talent - etalent@bizjournals.com
Th= e=20 Portland Business Journal
Phone: 503-274-8733
Fax:=20 503-295-1130
-------------------------------------------------------- =
We've teamed up with MICROSOFT to deliver even
more in-depth = news and=20 services for business owners--
Check it out:  http://portland.bcentral.com=20
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