Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 12:48:35 -0500 (EST) From: "Mark F. Patterson" <mpatters@imssys.imssys.com> To: Rogers Pessin <rpessin@digital-storm.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, rpessin@digital-storm.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.91.960315124333.186A-100000@imssys> In-Reply-To: <31473E39.1DF4@digital-storm.com>
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I think you've touched on a bit of religion here... apparently. On Wed, 13 Mar 1996, Rogers Pessin wrote: > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:29:29 -0800 > From: Rogers Pessin <rpessin@digital-storm.com> > To: questions@FreeBSD.org > Cc: rpessin@digital-storm.com > Subject: FreeBSD vs Linux > > Hi, > I am in the process now of deciding on whether to get FreeBSD or > Linux to install on my 486/DX2 at home. I'm tending towards FreeBSD > at this time but have a few questions I'm hoping you might be able > to answer. > > 1) First off, why would you suggest FreeBSD over Linux, or vice-versa? > Does one have strengths over the other in any particular thing? > > 2) How complete is FreeBSD's ability to emulate Linux (which would let > me have the best of both worlds possibly)? > > 3) In the news groups someone talked about preferring FreeBSD over > Linux because the former is an actual OS while the latter is just > a kernel... could you explain this difference to me? (not sure of > the difference between the two and the implications of such) > > 4) Linux has ELF files (or something along those lines), yet from what > I've read it seems FreeBSD does not. What is the significance of this? > > Many thanks for your time with these questions, > Rogers Pessin >
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