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On "Distro Watch", I noticed they list FreeBSD - How compatable is it to the Linux world? I understand FreeBSD has a tighter security paradigm, but what about performance? It must me using EXT as well. Are there any critical BSD pitfalls you wont find in Linux?
It seems like it has all the basic support; is it only a difference in the kernel?
Well, those are kool links, but I really don't see where my most pertenent questions are answered:
How compatable is it to the Linux world?
Is it really more secure?
Does it take a performance hit?
Search for on google for "linux+freebsd+comparison" and for "freebsd+linux+security+comparison". There are lots of very helpful articles although some are a bit biased. You could also search in the BSD forum since your questions have already been answered in other threads. What exaclty do you mean when you say "...compatible with Linux World?".
What exaclty do you mean when you say "...compatible with Linux World?".
Like compatability between system calls and interrupts. E.g I think ColdFusion for Linux is only tested/approved for RedHat v4, what would the odds be it could run under BSD? 90%? 0%?
BSD is not linux. It uses a different kernel, different userspace, it's a completely different operating system. BSD has a linux emulation layer to run linux binaries so it may work but also may not. Don't think Wine, BSD has a considerably better implementation than that.
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