From: Brandon.Vanevery@launchpad.unc.edu (Brandon Vanevery) Subject: Summary of Linux vs. 386BSD vs. Commercial Unixes Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1993 22:53:54 GMT
Both free unixes are deemed reliable by many sources.
386BSD has better TCP/IP, for now.
Linux is far less resource-hungry, due to shared libraries.
386BSD fixes come out slowly, all at once. Linux fixes come out quickly,
a little bit at a time.
Neither free unix has 24-bit color support. Both will get it at the same
time if it comes available, as both use XFree86.
Snittily Graphics Consulting Services makes 24-bit X drivers for S3 928
based boards, for several commercial unixes.
Commercial unixes are all very expensive. The cheapest is the new Univel
UNIXware - $250 for user version, $695 for the developer version. All
others are well over $1000. It's really rather silly, I think.
SCO Unix has been recommended to me as "the best" of the commercial
systems, by a few folks.
That's about all the info I have. Look to the FAQs for more precise
breakdowns of the commercial stuff.
Cheers,
Brandon