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LinuxMall.com: Ask Linus: Why Use Linux Instead of FreeBSD?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 27, 2000

[ Thanks to LinuxNews.com Editor for this
link. ]

“We take your questions and submit the most popular and most
interesting questions to Linus. Every week we post Linus’ answer to
one of your questions.”

Q: Why should someone use Linux instead of
*BSD?

A: “Should”? There’s a number of reasons to use
BSD, simply due to taste differences or due to being more used to
BSD. There’s a number of advantages of Linux too – better SMP and
support etc, but in the end people should have the choice. I’m
biased, I shouldn’t answer the question.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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