Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 16:26:41 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: boot Debian on a RouterStation Pro Message-ID: <20100504162641.66004cb3.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <j2lade45ae91005031958h30f3a854hfc782fcf7e46f86@mail.gmail.com> References: <1272832020.12040.34.camel@localhost> <x2sa14066a01005030455n105947d8i457d8c7daa98d94f@mail.gmail.com> <p2p5635aa0d1005030653qd76f3c6le181fdf4f635281b@mail.gmail.com> <4BDED9BE.6080907@radel.com> <i2ha14066a01005030734sf359e1a2nce2b624e3d917be0@mail.gmail.com> <20100503200723.e5d82f85.freebsd@edvax.de> <j2lade45ae91005031958h30f3a854hfc782fcf7e46f86@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 3 May 2010 20:58:33 -0600, Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> wrote: > I read the magazine article title as "to everyone who wants a > linux/unix like system, FreeBSD is the professional choice" While "like" indicates a similarity between Linux and FreeBSD, which is valid because similarities do exist, the heading quoted, "FreeBSD - the professional Linux" suggests that FreeBSD is a Linux. The relations are "is like a" vs. "is a". There are other relations, like "is derived from" or "is an implementation of" when putting FreeBSD and other BSDs, Linux distributions, Solaris, and rather generic names like UNIX into relations with each other. This shows up in a part of your quote - FreeBSD is considered a "UNIX like system"; FreeBSD's web page states that is is "Based on BSD UNIX (R)", but I think it's possible to say that it is a UNIX, too, as you commonly also say about other commerical UNIXes that have roots in (historical) BSD. Semiotics, dear Watson. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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