Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:45:22 -0700 (PDT) From: The Clark Family <res03db2@gte.net> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OSS, Sun, GPL, random ramblings Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008241717450.3244-100000@orthanc.dsl.gtei.net> In-Reply-To: <20000825001125.A58486@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Rant: My biggest complaint with current crop of OS, is that they know nothing of their own limits. A system should know why it crashed. The OS should keep track of which applications are buggy, not me. If an errant program doesn't return all its memory, give it an F. That and there is no separation of church and state. Who wants a car that you drive from the engine bay? Half the time I feel like I'm hanging onto the steering box with a pair of vise grips, and viewing the road between my feet. Look out for that exhaust manifold. And how about some absolute revision control. If I install A and then B, and later C, why can't I remove A without breaking anything. Whatever happened to the *true* dynamic linked library? Answers: VMS sounds like it was allowed to mature. One thing that no OS has today, is time to mature. Features are added so fast, that quality has a hard time catching up. Home: FreeBSD for anything important, and to learn on. W2k for dual processor support, and to stay marketable. BeOS for dual processor support, and because I miss the Amiga. W98 for my wife and son. (They don't need much.) Work: AIX because it works. Solaris because it will take a long time to get rid of it all. W98 because Notes and Office run on it. [RC] On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, j mckitrick wrote: > > Fascinating rant, Terry. :) > > A few questions for you and anyone else who wants to contribute. > > I've heard a lot of people rave about VMS. What was so great about it? Did > it run in graphic or console mode? I heard it had fantastic security. > > Also, what is so advanced about SYSV, and why can't those strengths be > applied to BSD? Since Linux is based on SYSV, where did it go wrong, > besides the obvious answer, fragmentation? > > And after all you said, it seems even FreeBSD doesn't measure up. > Just what OS is your favorite now, and what OS do you personally use and use > at work? ;-) > > jcm > -- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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