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From: Simon Barner <bar...@in.tum.de>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux,comp.unix
Subject: Re: Newbie looking for a UNIX
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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 18:18:49 +0100
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> I started out this with th 
> intention of asking people to recommend a free(has to be all free 
> software, none of your RedHat here) UNIX which can run most free UNIX 
> software(read: all free software which runs on gnu/linux, I believe 
> NetBSD is quite good at that?).

The standard answer to this question is: Have a try and decide on your
own. If you ask for recommendations an excessive X-post, they will
usually look like this:

Since you are asking in the $OS group, we recommend $OS to you, since
it has the following advantages:

#include <advantages_$OS.h>

Simon