From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 21 07:25:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 663CD16A41F for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:25:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA84243D48 for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:25:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id k0L7TUP37688; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:29:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: , Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:25:51 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal Cc: Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs Linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:25:57 -0000 >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of >illoai@gmail.com >Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 10:13 PM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux > > >> "is freebsd better than linux" kind of question is perfectly >legitimate. > >"Is FreeBSD more suitible as a desktop system with >a 200mHz pentium-pro and a 4 gigabyte hard-drive >than windows 3.11 on dos 6.22 on vmware on top >of Solaris 10?" is perfectly legitimate. >"Is FreeBSD better than Slackware?" is legitimate. >"Is FreeBSD better than a generic kernel stuck onto >an unknown useland being packaged by a 14-year-old >AOL subscriber?" is probably legitimate. >"Is FreeBSD better than *?" is not. > Anyone asking the question has an idea of what "?" is, so your next logical question in preparing an answer is "what version of linux" This is implied, of course. >> If we as the FreeBSD community cannot answer that question, then why >> are we wasting our time with it? > >I think this is a false dichotomy. Either that or I'm going to >die tomorrow. > I can answer that question for me. My question to you is, if you cannot tell me why you think FreeBSD is better than any Linux distribution, then why are you bothering with it? Do you seek out inferior products to use, perchance? Ted