I've used both FreeBSD and Linux at different times, and both work well on the server end. FreeBSD is alleged to be faster and more stable under load, but I never had any occasion to verify that. Linux has the advantage of greater third-party support and is much more usable as a workstation than FreeBSD. OpenBSD is focused on security and is supposed to be very secure indeed. I have never used it so I can't say more than that.
On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 14:46, Mel Roman wrote: > Hi: > > I've been using linux for a while now (previously Caldera, and now Mandrake). > I've been doing a little investigation concerning FreeBSD and OpenBSD > (alternative unix-like operating systems). I haven't yet found an objective > comparison between the two. I know this is a linux forum, but I was wondering > if someone could provide an informed comparison between the linux and > BSD-type systems: > > What are their relative strengths and weaknesses compared to each other? > > In what roles might one be preferred over the other? Why? > > Do they really occupy different niches, or are they competing systems? > > I look forward to everyone's opinion. > > Thanks in advance, > > Mel > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
