FreeBSD Compared to Other Operating Systems
You might be wondering how FreeBSD compares to other operating systems. In this section, we will look at how FreeBSD compares to several other operating systems, including other flavors of UNIX and Windows.
FreeBSD Compared to Linux
Most people today have at least heard of Linux, even if they do not have a very good idea of what it is. Linux is a clone, or “work alike,” of the UNIX operating system. It was originally started as a hobby project by Linus Torvalds, but has since grown to be developed by thousands of volunteers all over the world. Linux is a project that was started from scratch. As such, it is not, and never has been, based on any actual UNIX code. When people talk about “UNIX-like operating ...
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