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Different flavours of unix
Name: Mishael Garcia Date: September 21, 2001 at 17:55:08 Pacific
Comment:
can some one tell me the difference between FreeBsd ,openbsd and linux i heard that openbsd is free
Name: erik Date: September 21, 2001 at 23:35:32 Pacific
Reply:
hi, all of the operating systems you have mentioned are free. if you are really interested in trying a unix-like operating system, i'd suggest buying a linux-mandrake boxed set... it's by far the most beginner friendly. BSD (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD) is geared towards more experienced users.
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