NewsFactor: The OS Wars: BSD vs. Linux

“While the BSD operating system, an open source variant of Unix,
enjoys a loyal following, is freely available in several flavors,
and has potential for wider deployment in the future, that is where
its similarities to Linux end. In terms of industry acceptance,
Linux has an edge over BSD, which lacks the enterprise applications
and market noise Linux has generated.

“‘The difference I see between BSD and Linux is that Linux has
fanfare and BSD is quiet,’ Gartner research director Mary Hubley
told NewsFactor. ‘The popularity [of Linux] is increasing. I don’t
see that changing, and I don’t see BSD changing. BSD will probably
be there in the back room chugging along, mostly with e-mail and
Web servers…'”

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