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To: Rogers Pessin <rpessin@digital-storm.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux
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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
>