From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Jul 28 5:20: 8 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from serenity.mcc.ac.uk (serenity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.93]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9B4D37BF12 for ; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 05:20:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by serenity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #4) id 13I97N-000PZr-00; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:19:57 +0100 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id NAA59016; Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:19:56 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jcm) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:19:56 +0100 From: j mckitrick To: Rahul Siddharthan Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux kernel and FreeBSD neck and neck? Message-ID: <20000728131956.B58850@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20000728124727.A58850@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20000728173235.A13136@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20000728173235.A13136@physics.iisc.ernet.in>; from rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in on Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 05:32:35PM +0530 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > I've seen on machines I've used, 2.2 definitely isn't as good at > memory management as FreeBSD either. That's true. BSD's venerable memory management is one area that seems to be a stronghold. I know also newbies complain about installation sometimes. I need to check sysinstall, and see how the work in progress is going. I know FreeBSD is definitely minimalist compared to the popular Linux distros, but what about an installer that uses a database of info and drivers from the CDROM to help put together a working system, rather than expecting the user to figure it all out him or herself? The installer can be as bloated as necessary, since it will be discarded, or at least will not remain on the HD after installation. Sort of like Windows CAB files, only different. :) And pardon my ignorance if there is a major flaw I am overlooking, or if it is already being done. jm -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathon McKitrick -- jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org "The physicist's greatest tool is his wastebasket." - Albert Einstein --------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message