“Before you deploy Linux within your organization, you should
look beyond the hype and consider other Unixlike operating systems.
Like Linux, these systems can be deployed without paying licensing
fees. And like Linux, they are open source. But in many cases,
these other Unixlike systems deliver better performance, more
security and other features that today’s Linux offerings still
can’t touch….”
“To be fair, the differences between the BSD systems and Linux
are minor compared with the differences between these systems and
Windows NT. All of the Unix systems use the same graphical user
interface based on the X Windows System. They all have the ability
to share files and printers to Windows 95/98/NT desktops using the
Samba remote file system. They can all run the Apache Web server.
And they all come with the free GNU C Compiler and development
environment.”
“But there are significant differences between Linux and the
BSDs. The differences result from philosophy and the mix of
individuals working on the different distributions.“