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Re: Comparison of Linux and FreeBSD



I know that benchmarks can be so much baloney. I was looking more for
something like these topics:

1. Hardware resources
1.1 What is supported, what is not
1.2 Minimal system requirements
..

2. Installation
2.1 Ease of installation - "gotchas"
2.2 Upgrade or replacement mode for an earlier installation
..

3. X and related support
3.1 Servers
3.2 Window managers
...

4. Software tools
..

5. Network management
..

And so on, and so on. A sort of detailed description  along the lines of
the PC Magazine
comparative reviews of the 80's, but hopefully a little more "savvy".
Something
like this doesn't have all the answers, but at least it can provide a
basis for
more detailed discussion about specific issues.

I purposely formulated my question fairly broadly. Some of the answers
above do
not do credit to the  intelligence of the writers.

Otherwise, I have no "religious" predilections about Linuces vs Unices.

Incidentally, I have taken on notice the problem of the length of the
"signature garbage"
attached to my (?) email.


Dan Feiglin




Vadim Vygonets wrote:

> Quoth Daniel Feiglin on Tue, Jun 08, 1999:
> > Has anyone done a detailed comparison of Linux and FreeBSD?
>
> Benchmarks are all lies.  Linux people will tell you that Linux
> is great, FreeBSD people will tell you that FreeBSD is great.
> You need to look at both sources, and refuse to believe either of
> them.
>
> And, what exactly do you want to know about these systems?
>
> Vadik the BSD bigot.
>
> --
> Do not meddle in the affairs of sysadmins, they are quick to
> anger and have no need for subtlety.


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