unix or linux ?

Hello pals....

I plan to buy a new unix or linux distro so i want help from you.Kindly reply to this.
Which should i buy a linux distro or a unix?In unix what about FreeBSD or should i go for OpenBSD or any other?Is FBSD compatible with intel processors( i use P3 855mhz,128mb ram 20gb hdd).Do compilers come buitl in with fbsd as in RH linux(i am using it now).Is java SDK compatible with fbsd ?Is their any difference in commands in linux and BSD.Will it run on a linux partition?can freebsd used for a workstation( i don't have plans to use it on any server)

If i go for linux which distro should i use ?What about slackware ?Any other stable distros in linux ?

Thanx in advance.

I would say go for SuSE Linux, I assume you are not that advanced yet so it's best to start with Linux.
OpenBSD doesn't support java nor dual processors and I don't know if FreebSD does java .
All distro's come with built in compilers and should be comaptible with most harddrives/processors and motherboards.

I hate to do this on JP's site....but, questions like this can best be answered here....

ummm freebsd and openbsd arnt unix or linux their BSD'S hehe no better way to describe it but their mainly used as servers a real unix OS is suns solaris and if u can afford a sparc machine get that or buy the intel version all though ive never used it... bsd is not easy and a bitch to get software running on it

but the best thing to do is goto www.google.com and just search and c what other people say
RiOtEr

RiOtEr> Sorry to correct you, but they are BSD Unix, so technically, they are still unix.

For those that don't have any idea what we are talking about, back when UNIX was started, it was made by AT&T. The way things were, the company couldn't legally sell it, so they gave it away. Anyway, Berkley University did some mod's to it. That became Berkley System Design Unix (BSD). Some other company (can't remember which one) bough Unix from AT&T, which became System V Unix. I believe the actual name Unix is now owned by Novel, but they are all related to the original Unix.

Anyway, every current variant of unix is a take off of either BSD or System V. FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Linux, etc are all BSD's. SCO, Solaris, etc are all System V.

Other facts:
Mac OSX, which is based on NeXT, is now techincally a variant of BSD.
Linux is based on Minux, which was a BSD variant.
SCO (Santa Cruz Operations) Unix was originaly developed by Microsoft as XENIX.

More history:
http://www.dimi.uniud.it/~miculan/Di...x-history.html

If your a unix newbie, go with RH. Its a real good platform to start with before you move on to bigger and better platforms.

Nice bit of interesting facts souleman :)

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Originally posted here by RiOtEr
ummm freebsd and openbsd arnt unix or linux their BSD'S hehe no better way to describe it but their mainly used as servers a real unix OS is suns solaris and if u can afford a sparc machine get that or buy the intel version all though ive never used it... bsd is not easy and a bitch to get software running on it

but the best thing to do is goto www.google.com and just search and c what other people say
RiOtEr

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Lay off the booz outback boy, BSD is over 20 years old and is Unix.
Linux isn't.

i used RH.i want something advanced.
Should i go for slackware instead of bsd ?

What do you mean by advanced? There is nothing out that I know of that employs any kind of new technology like retna scannig or anything. Did you try RH 7.1? if so try Mandrake.

Alrighty.....Here we go.
OpenBSD is for security Freaks like myself.....My two complaints is that id doesn't support java run time development.....and it doesn't support SMP so i cant use my dual p 3 :)
It is an awsome os still. As for freeBSD i really like the jailed enviormets (even though right now they aren't workin :( )Both of The BSD's install can be quite a pain but thats life. As for linux I honestly never really liked Suse but it is a great starter linux. Slackware is my choise i think I like it so much because it reminds me so much of BSD :). A really fast/stable unix is BeOS its project was cancelled but for multimedia and stuff its really nice you can still get the iso image. But if your a complete newbie id start yah off with redhat or suse.

Oh hey Focmaester, there is a project under way to get java on OpenBSD Freebsd does do java. I would really like it if They put in SMP support though......

Wow, a plethora of information. Go FreeBSD. And FreeBSD java works well, BTW.

Originally Unix was spelt "Unics," which is short for "UNiplexed Information and Computing System."

I was always under the impression that the reason Linux is out is to make it affortable for users like us to get a copy...

Isn't a copy of Unix like over 1000$ for liscence reasons?

I was always under the impression that the reason Linux is out is to make it affortable for users like us to get a copy...

Isn't a copy of Unix like over 1000$ for liscence reasons?

I was always under the impression that the reason Linux is out is to make it affortable for users like us to get a copy...

Isn't a copy of Unix like over 1000$ for liscence reasons?

I was always under the impression that the reason Linux is out is to make it affortable for users like us to get a copy...

Isn't a copy of Unix like over 1000$ for liscence reasons?

Gee tyger_claw, you posted that enough times. Anyway, back in 92, that was true. Now, FreeBSD is free. So is OpenBSD and NetBSD. I have also seen free versions of SCO and Solaris (for personal use only).

Whoever gave me the negative points saying "nice copy paste" I am just curious as to where I copied and pasted my post from? I don't want to get "revenge" or anything. PM me with a new account or something. If I would have copied and pasted, don't you think all my spelling would have been correct? I wrote the entire post before I searched google and got the link I posted. The only reason I searched is because I couldn't remember if XENIX or Ultrix was the Microsoft version of Unix.

Anyway, a couple other facts that you can claim I copied and pasted:
Windows NT uses technology from VAX/VMS for memory managment which is why it was more stable then 9x.

Ultrix is the original DEC variant (I rememberd that from my search), which later became Digital Unix, and is now known as Tru64 unix and is owned by Compaq.

minix is a free operating system developed by Tanenbaum to teach OS classes. It was designed to work like unix without any AT&T code involved. Linux was Torvalds OS which was originally based on minix, but without using any minix code.

FreeBSD is free.....That's why i am going for it.......

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/levenez/unix/history.html

is a nice road map
BSD = Berkeley System Distribution
SCO is know owned by caldera I beleive
and "UNIX" is a trademark of The Open Group if memory serves

Oh yes another bit of increased stability functionaltiy in 2k plus is the transplant of the FreeBSD TCP/IP stack

these are the topics i love reading.

i know nothin much about linux, unix *nix/nux wutever .. so i enjoy learnin a bit here and there about *nix's :)