Re: Is Linux BSD or System V ?

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:10:53 -0900, floyd@xxxxxxxxxx (Floyd L.
Davidson) wrote:

"Roka" <Roka100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all
I wonder how to know a linux is BSD or System V ?

Linux cannot actually be either BSD or SysV. It is possible to
configure a Linux to be more similar to one than the other, but
it's unusual that anyone actually gets very close to either.

Today there are basically three or four variations on unix: SysV
and SCO (which might be just SysV?), BSD, and Linux. Note that
they are all three essentially POSIX compliant, but each has a
totally unique code base for the kernel and system utilities.

Any take on why FreeBSD is not more popular? I find it extremely rare
to read much about it in the forums. It doesn't even appear to have an
alt. group. And with distros like DesktopBSD and PC-BSD you'd think
they would get much more exposure then they do!

Regards,

Wad

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