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FreeNix operating system differential
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User / developer gains from the choice of |
BSD family |
GNU/LINUX® |
Windows® |
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Useability (highly subjective, install&use) out of 10 |
1-6 / MacOS=10 |
1-8 |
9 |
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Online Security |
the BeSt Defense |
Excellent-V.Good |
Katchup |
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Operator Skill-level - towards Advanced training |
Intermediate |
Beginners |
Basic |
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Commercial / proprietary product sense: A brand? (direction over time) Cost-free? Sourcecode - open? Sourcecode - freedom to close Sourcecode - freedom to open-legacy |
Yes --> No Yes+No Yes Yes Yes (forking) |
No --> Yes Yes+No Yes No Yes (licensing) |
Yes No No No No (licensing) |
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Product project binding agent |
Dispersion |
Proscription |
Snake oil + conformism |
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Driving essence |
communications tool |
programmers' platform |
commercial computing |
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Mantle aspired to below 'universal machine' |
UNIX® |
UNIX |
AT&T |
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Respects UNIX® as |
archetype |
design |
competition |
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Noiseless tradition vs mind-numbing time-wastage |
9.5 |
8.5 |
0 |
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Community culture |
US-international |
Euro-international |
$$-international N/A |
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Client market share (approx, including MacOSX) |
7% |
8% |
85% |
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Partnered for decentralised improvement? |
Yes - |
- Yes |
No |
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Overall cleverness, moral value and prospects /10 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
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