Well, I don't know anything about lindots, but the various flavors of BSD, including the FreeBSD you mention, are quite well known. However, these aren't flavors of, or kinds of Linux. Rather, these and Linux are really all kinds of Unix. A look into the history of Unix is the place to go to get a handle on how all these fit together, and why they tend to look so much alike to the casual user. Here are some good starting points: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/faq/part6/section-2.html http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/raymond.html Gustafsson Kristoffer (elev) writes: > Hello! > I have questions about two operating systems I have heard are very much like linux. > The first is free bsd, and the other is lindots. > Now I wonder if both are free, and if we blind people can use both. > Can I run the same programs as under for example fedora? > thanks! > /kristoffer > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list