From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Apr 8 17:10:43 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.cybersurf.net (smtp1.cybersurf.net [209.197.145.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 596A837B43C for ; Sun, 8 Apr 2001 17:10:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from 01031149@3web.net) Received: from 3web.net ([209.197.154.119]) by smtp1.cybersurf.net (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GBI0H900.DSZ for ; Sun, 8 Apr 2001 18:10:21 -0600 Received: by rockingd.calgary.ab.ca (EzMTS MTSAgent 1.22b Service) ; Sun, 08 Apr 01 18:09:22 -0600 for Received: from 3web.net (10.0.0.2) by rockingd.calgary.ab.ca (EzMTS MTSSmtp 1.23f Service) ; Sun, 08 Apr 01 13:21:02 -0600 for Received: by mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:20:36 -0600 Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:20:34 -0600 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: The Hermit Hacker Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDi Acquired by Embedded Computing Firm Wind River Message-ID: <20010408132033.A117005@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> Mail-Followup-To: The Hermit Hacker , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <20010407142725.A171295@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from "The Hermit Hacker" on Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 09:51:20PM X-Envelope-Receiver: , Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 09:51:20PM -0300, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Duke Normandin wrote: > > > I understand your example. Setting aside the issue of kernel support > > for garbage peripherals a-la Linux for a minute, is FreeBSD's > > server-centric kernel inherantly not as well suited to perform as a > > desktop platform as it could be? I realize that folks *are* using > > FreeBSD as a desktop platform, but are they "forcing" it to do so at > > the expense of the kernel's rock-solid stability? Bottom-line -- > > should FreeBSD be chosen strictly for use as a server, and Linux as a > > desktop platform, albeit the latter's instability that *sometimes* > > occurs in their effort to support as much relevant hardware/software > > as possible? > > I don't feel that I'm "forcing" myself to do anything ... but, then again, I didn't mean "forcing" *you* to do anything; rather, "forcing" the kernel into providing a level of desktop-centric functionalty that denegrates its otherwise stability. Kinda like asking the question: If I install a Formula I power train in my home-made shit-box, will I have to "de-tune" it by slapping a governor on it and removing the supercharger, i.e., "forcing" it to behave as a "street machine" -- and will performance and stability be affected? The answer would be "hell yes, performance will be affected!" -- the engine was built to run at high RPMs *with* a certain (and finite) complement of peripheral equipment. Get my meaning? -- -duke Calgary, Alberta, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message