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freebsd vs netbsd vs openbsd
Name: USMC Date: September 18, 2003 at 15:29:36 Pacific OS: xp/rh CPU/Ram: 1.9/768MB
Comment:
hey, I was looking at the BSDs available and came across three versions, can anyone explanin the difference between the three? Thanks
Name: Jake Date: September 18, 2003 at 16:14:54 Pacific
Reply:
FreeBSD offers the best performance, and it supports the most software. It's commonly used for web or file servers and desktops. Also, FreeBSD is more actively developed than the others.
OpenBSD focuses on security. It runs on more platforms than FreeBSD, but less than NetBSD. Since security is the primary goal, it's excellent for routers and secure-by-default servers. Popular desktop applications like Mozilla and OpenOffice are supported, but don't expect every other Linux/UNIX program to work.
NetBSD runs on just about anything. That's it's primary goal. Since I don't have any weird hardware, I've never had a use for NetBSD.
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Response Number 2
Name: USMC Date: September 18, 2003 at 16:33:00 Pacific
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thanks for the info, another question I have is a modem question.. I downloaded a modem driver for my intel winmodem, and it works *fine* on linux, will it work same on lets say, OpenBSD? its the source not rpm *slackware* Thanks again
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