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Linux vs. BSD, What's the Difference?
Aug 24, 2007, 00 :30 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (8851 reads)

(Other stories by Dru Lavigne)

"Ubuntu is known as Linux for Human Beings, because it's driven by the philosophy that 'software should be available free of charge, software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit' (Ubuntu Documentation).

"PC-BSD, on the other hand, 'has been designed with the casual computer user in mind. Installing the system is simply a matter of a few clicks and a few minutes for the installation process to finish. Hardware such as video, sound, network, and other devices will be auto-detected and available at the first system startup. Home users will immediately feel comfortable with PC-BSD's desktop interface, with KDE 3.5 running under the hood. Software installation has also been designed to be as painless as possible, simply double-click and software will be installed...'"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
If it still requires a primary partition ...   Will PC-BSD install on a logical drive?   
Rich Steiner
Aug 24, 2007, 01:54:34
 
This article doesn't even sound like ...   What Difference?   
Jude Nelson
Aug 24, 2007, 06:23:58
 
I use the Virtualbox x86 system emulator ...   VirtualBox System Emulator   
Simplicissimus
Aug 24, 2007, 16:04:47
 
> This article doesn't even sound li ...   Re: What Difference?   
Rainer Weikusat
Aug 26, 2007, 05:36:38
 
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