Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:47:25 +1100 (EST) From: Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com> To: Library Rat <grobt@erols.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie Question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812080942490.4380-100000@corp.au.triax.com> In-Reply-To: <000701be2232$115a6ac0$115faccf@grobt>
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On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Library Rat wrote: [snip] > Are FreeBSD and Linux the same; i.e., are they merely different > "flavors" of Linux much as Red Hat and Debian are different flavors? > No, FreeBSD and Linux are two different operating systems. > Will applications for FreeBSD also run w/o modification under Red > Hat/Debian Linux? > No, but some Linux apps will run on FreeBSD with the linux emulation installed. Hope this helps.. Jim : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : : System Administrator | web: http://www.triax.com/ : : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : : Portland, OR USA | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve : : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsd.org/ : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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