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I think FreeBSD is a bit different from Linux...

not really

I didnt know this before - I though BSD was linux. It looks like it might not be exaclty the same.

Here is a subjective report someone has written -
http://people.freebsd.org/~murray/bsd_flier.html

I'm going to have to go with Slackware.

It's not too simple, it doesn't break as much as Ubuntu, it requires a bit of knowledge (not for noobs) but it's very powerful. As they say, when you learn Red Hat, you learn Red Hat, but when you learn Slackware, you learn Linux.

Well, ofcourse BSD is different from linux... why do you think there are BSD sources and Linux ones? They are both UNIX, but a bt different...

Ive always had a slight suspicion there was a difference but never paid attention.

Will have to try it out one day.

I cant lie i dont have much experience with linux but what i HAVE tried is ubuntu, and it seemed to be very easy to use and actually allowed my computer to run a bit smoother than with windows.

I am trying to learn more about linux and all its use because id rather use linux but until i know how to use it properly ill stay with windows because it does what i need it to do for now.

But back to topic i would say ubuntu is a pretty good system (again this comming from a none pro)..

My favs are Slackware and Debian. And yes, the apt saves you a lot of time, but there are also tgz packages for slack...

My favorite is actually gentoo, but since it wasn't there, I chose slak.

BSD is a different story. Linus ( the guy who made linux ) actually wanted it to come out being closer to mimix, but it actually came out looking pretty much a whole lot more like unix. BSD was based directly on unix.

BSD has 4 main distros which kinda small to linux's 100000 distros.

FreeBSD: most common of them, it was developed to be stable and has broke many records like the most bandwdith coming in and out of a machine at once. ( i think it was 2 TB )

OpenBSD: developed to be super secure. They haven't had a security hole in the default install in the past 8 years. (linux can't touch that )

NetBSD: it can work on anything with a processor. linux has the same capabilites too. They can run on puters, coffee machines, PS2's, PSP's, XBOX, dreamcast etc.

MAC OS X: need i say more?

Where is FreeBSD there? Did you mean Fress or Free?

hush, that's the effects of sleepiness on the brain while typing.

I like Ubuntu ;] FreeBSD also is great

I like Ubuntu since it is a quick install and supports a lot of the hardware I have laying around. My only problem with it is the forums. Sometimes you ask a question and get the message board equivalent of a blank stare. But the interface and the tools are really nice. I should pick up a copy for my Sun Blade 100 since I have no frikin idea what I'm doing with Solaris 10.

Ubuntu!
Its nice and smooth.
I wont go into detail why its the best cuz that would take all night
Im running it on all of my pc's and it works like a dream