Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 15:15:29 +1100 From: Harry Woodward-Clarke <Harry.Woodward-Clarke@S1.com> To: Allix Primus <alleve@idirect.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: OpenBSD, NetBSD vs FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <3838C361.A7887CCD@S1.com> References: <98846.942829802@axl.noc.iafrica.com> <010401bf349f$23015ec0$44ecfea9@user>
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Allix Primus wrote: > > I'm new to freebsd and was just wondering what is the difference between > freebsd , netbsd and openbsd ? Is there an advantage to using one over the > other ? Hi Allix, FreeBSD is sort of the 'Linux' of the *BSD world ( * Harry ducks for cover). It's (fairly) light, robust and works mostly on i386 platform, with an Alpha port and (I think) a PowerPC port - correct me if I'm wrong - or see <www.freebsd.org> OpenBSD is for the (ahem) 'paranoid'. If you want a secure OS right out of the box, then OpenBSD is for you. see <www.openbsd.org> It supports a couple of hardware platforms including i386 and Sparc. NetBSD has lots of support for 'interesting' hardware - some of it no longer at the 'leading edge' of technology - e.g. MicroVAX II and such - but you require a *BSD O/S for them, otherwise your wife will make you throw that 'junk' out ;') see <www.netbsd.org> They are all 'Open Source' - and all are pretty darn stable. All are actively being enhanced and used. And all are loved by their respective groups. To me, they are "horses for courses". If I still had my uVAX-3500, I'd use Net. If I were a bit more paranoid than I am now, I'd use Open. For the moment I'm using Free, as it sits nicely behind the "Bleeding Edge" (a.k.a. Linux ;'), and I presently have a corporate firewall protecting me from my own stupid mistakes ;'} hth, |-| To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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