Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 15:42:24 -0600 From: "Dan Dockery" <danarchy@endeneu.com> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "James Arthur" <arfa@www.jado.org> Subject: Re: SuSE Linux specifications Message-ID: <19990401214718.83A0F15279@hub.freebsd.org>
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>What I am planning to do is to obtain specifications of the latest major >Linux distributions (SuSE, RedHat, Debian, Slackware, Caldera, and the >FreeBSD Distribution). I will then tabulate the results, so that a direct FreeBSD isn't a distribution of Linux. It is a seperate operating system completely based on 4.4 BSD. >I would like the specifications of the latest official version released (or >the next revision if one is planned for within the next month or two). >* Distribution version and revision date 3.1 is the latest release. With cvsup it's possible to stay current with the 3.1 source right up to the day. It's also possible to upgrade to the 4.0 kernel beta. >* Supplied kernel The FreeBSD kernel. >* Supported processors (and whether enhancements for MMX, P2/3, K6-2/3 etc I don't believe there are any specific enhancements in the kernel supplied by default. It's possible to optimize the kernel config file a bit for certain processor types, but mostly as far as I can tell, that would be more of a function of the compiler. >* Supported hardware (soundcards, SCSI, network, printers, parallel drives >etc.) http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook146.html#277 >* libc/glibc version >* C/C++ compiler version (and whether it is gnu or ecgs) >* Default shell (version number) >* X Windows? (and what version of XFree86) >* Is KDE or GNOME supplied? The version of most of the supplied utilities is fairly current. I believe the gnu compiler is standard. I'm sure it would be easy to install egcs, though. Otherwise, keeping your software up to date is very easy with the ports collection, which tends to stay fairly well-abreast of changes to the various products. >* Setup utility (name and version) sysinstall >* Price (and if it is available for free download) Free. I think the CD's are like $30 from Walnut Creek (a 4-CD set), but I've always done by setups via FTP (easy to do with the boot floppies) >* Amount of supplied software (total amount in MB, and a few of the more >impressive items) Gobs. ~3 CD's worth of software if you buy the WC collection otherwise you can download everything from the ports collection. >* Support Options >* Other features that make your distribution stand out >* Anything else you think should be mentioned Greater stability than Linux as well as an ability to scale better on higher-load sites. Also, the FreeBSD file system is far less prone to disaster in the event of power failure than Linux's FS - and while it used to be a bit slower, with the addition of Softupdates, it's pretty close speed-wise too. -Dan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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