Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 21:22:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Jim Power <jim-power@geocities.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970905211644.7395A-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199709041358.WAA19115@public.zj.js.cn.>
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On Thu, 4 Sep 1997, Jim Power wrote: > I'm new to FreeBSD, so I have the following question,please help me,thank > you. Ok...;-) > 1.What are the differences between FreeBSD and Linux? Does FreeBSD have as > many users as Linux? The differences depend on who you ask. Primarily, FreeBSD has one core distribution and release structure, not 20 like Linux. Linux has more users, but to the many FreeBSD supporters, that is a minor point. Search the `questions' mail archives at http://www.freebsd.org for past repsonses to this question. > 2.What are the differences between FreeBSD and those commercial UNIX? That depends on what you compare it to. If you compare it to BSDi's BSD/OS, the differences are very minor since they are based on the 4.4BSD code base. One of FreeBSD's biggest advantages is the excellent support which originates in this mailing list (questions@freebsd.org). you would be hard pressed to find such a resource in Linux or a commercial OS. > 3.Is FreeBSD compatible with System V? Not particularly. > 4.Can I find EVERY kind of application for FreeBSD? Define `every.' Many applications have been pre-ported to FreeBSD, see http://www.freebsd.org/ and look under `Applications.' > 5.How many disk space is recommended for running a FULL version FreeBSD and > many application? I suggest 100mb for a minumum usuable installation; the full version (including source for FreeBSD and XFree86) can be better than 500. Most people don't need the full source, so removing source that number drops to something more like 200 or so, assuming you install the X Window System. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo
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