Subj : a neat fortune today To : Maurice Kinal From : Russell Tiedt Date : Tue Jul 05 2005 06:17 pm Hello Maurice. 04 Jul 05 07:34, you wrote to me: RT>> I have a sneaking suspicion that it just might be a wee bit RT>> better than Linux, MK> I disagree. Other then the basics, FreeBSD has very little open MK> development going on. I personally prefer the opensource model that MK> most things Linuxie has embrased. The DragonflyBSD boys are doing some neat things with regard to kernels ... RT>> just that I don't know it as well as I know Linux, and I don't RT>> have the space to install it, nor the time to learn the important RT>> differences between it and Linux, with which I have a few years RT>> familiarity ... MK> Other then the kernel there isn't that much difference. They both use MK> the same basic Unix utilties and philosophy. The biggest difference MK> is opensource philosophy thrives on Linux and less so on the BSD's. Kernel and device naming convention mostly .... MK> More freedom with Linux which adds up to longer rope. ;-) FreeBSD lisence gives more Freedom, but has less control ... Russell --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5 * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1) .