On Wednesday 07 January 2004 03:14, David D.W. Downey wrote: > And how is that different from Linux? FreeBSD is an Operating System, so is > Red Hat, Debian, Stampede, SLS, Slackware, and on and on. FreeBSD does the
You name it. These are all different operating systems arround a linux kernel. FreeBSD is the operating system, linux isn't. That's the whole difference. -Harry P.S: Lot's of tools are developed by *BSD developers and included instead of GNU versions (ls e.g.) > same thing. FreeBSD didn't develop OpenSSL but it includes it, nor did it > develop SSH or swat, but it includes them. Just as linux distributions do. > > There is no big difference. Linux has more commercial support including > first tier support, ala IBM, Compaq, Dell, and to s much shorter extent Sun > Microsystems. > > You'll find many web hosting firms that offer managed care that can handle > the operating system complete with technical support on most dedicated > boxes. However, remember there that you're dealing with web farming. > > I don't know of many larger firms that offer specificly FreeBSD assistance > except through VARs or custom box shops. If this is the route you’re > looking to take, I'd be more than happy to lend assistance. > > David D.W. Downey > > > You're touching on a big difference between Linux and FreeBSD; FreeBSD > > is an operating system, whereas Linux is a kernel which can be packaged > > with different programs. You can make do anything you want with > > FreeBSD, modify it all you want, release it (or not) along with the > > source code (or not), but you can't claim it''s FreeBSD any more... > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
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