Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:11:26 -0800 (PST) From: <keith@mail.telestream.com> To: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> Cc: dbhost@brokersys.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What are the differences? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10001270958280.4470-100000@mail.telestream.com> In-Reply-To: <38908627.30E2875D@twave.net>
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Well, I've recently switched from being a strictly linux user to a strictly FreeBSD user for all of our operations here as well as my personal workstations. Here are the reasons why. #1 Linux is becoming diluted. You can't install anything without grabing some obscure lib. #2 Linux can't just do a makeworld after a cvsup and rebuild to the most recent version of essentialy everything important. #3 Truth be told, linux is not half as stable as FreeBSD. #4 I don't like the fact that Linux<redhat> is attempting to be the next MS. Now that RedHat has gone public, they have people to answer to and margins to aspire to just like MS. This causes things to be rushed to market to soon and a degredation of code. Or should I just say sloppier code. #5 FreeBSD may be slower in coming out with options and features but at least when they do they are essentialy sound and stable.=20 #6 You never realy notice how increadibly slow Linux is until you get into FreeBSD. I was astounded at the difference. Just in running Windowmaker between the two OS's on identical machines will show big differences. #7 One word "ports" how freakin kewl an idea is that.. I love it. That alone is a reason to use FreeBSD. Makes RPM's look like old school slop. And so I create my .sig file. :)=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I hearby change the name of RedHat to RedSplat. Keith W. At the helm <for better or worse> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Walter Brameld wrote: > Dave Hostetler wrote: > >=20 > > I have been a Linux user for the last three years and I was wondering > > about FreeBSD. What are the differences between the two operating > > systems? >=20 > Try here first. >=20 > http://freebsd.tesserae.com/advocacy.php3?page=3Dcompare >=20 > --=20 > Walter >=20 > in=B7tel=B7lec=B7tu=B7al > n. Someone who has been educated past his/her level of > intelligence. >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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