From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 27 1: 2:24 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from relay2.inwind.it (relay2.inwind.it [212.141.53.73]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EC9337B6B8 for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 01:02:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bartequi@inwind.it) Received: from bartequi.ottodomain.org (212.141.78.139) by relay2.inwind.it; 27 Jun 2000 10:02:19 +0200 From: Salvo Bartolotta Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:04:21 GMT Message-ID: <20000627.9042100@bartequi.ottodomain.org> Subject: Re: SOLARIS VS FreeBSD To: dionv@spots.ab.ca Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: SuperCalifragilis X-Priority: 3 (Normal) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Original Message dated 6/27/00, 7:51:21 AM Author: "Dion E Viglione" Re: SOLARIS VS FreeBSD: Solaris 8 is now "open" and free. Sun told me that it is the superior=20 UNIX of all UNICES--to end all UNICES! (--to that effect) And -- Solaris' kernel algorithm design is suppose to be better than=20 BSD's. I want to learn UNIX, but computer scientists predict Linux=20 will gradually fade away, leaving BSD; but now Solaris is free--won't=20 that "crush" BSD? Won't everyone flock to Solaris? Should I now uninstall my OpenBSD? Please help me with guidance. --D Viglione, very confused student who wants to have faith in BSD,=20 again. I got the impression from Sun that they have never heard of FreeBSD!=20 Does that mean FreeBSD is not good enough for large corporations? dionv@spots.ab.ca Dear Dion Viglione, facts speak louder than words -- especially if those words come from=20 large corporations. My advice: use a [more or less fancy] bootloader, install one or more=20 *BSD, Linux(es), and Solaris 8 -- and even BeOS if you like. As it were, contraria sunt complementa: you will be in a position to=20 understand the differences, and utilize the right tool for the job=20 (whatever the job may be), not to mention the sheer learning=20 experience. Have fun, Salvo P.S. Please use plain text for your letters. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message