Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 18:12:23 +0530 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: j mckitrick <jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux kernel and FreeBSD neck and neck? Message-ID: <20000728181223.B13337@physics.iisc.ernet.in> In-Reply-To: <20000728133500.C58850@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org on Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 01:35:00PM %2B0100 References: <20000728124727.A58850@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20000728173235.A13136@physics.iisc.ernet.in> <20000728131956.B58850@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20000728180020.A13337@physics.iisc.ernet.in> <20000728133500.C58850@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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> > an admirer of FreeBSD and runs it on one machine, and often mentions > > it in interviews. > > I guess my only concern is whether we can stay ahead or differentiated > enough to not be left behind. I know FreeBSD will always make a great > server, but Linux could (will?) catch up. And FreeBSD doesn't have the desktop > flexibility to compete with Linux in that arena. But i certainly don't want > to sell ourselves short or underestimate the core developers. Me, I'd rather see cooperation (or friendly rivalry) than cut-throat competition. (I'm sitting on a linux machine right now, running a 2.4-pre kernel, and if it gets better I'd have no reason to feel unhappy about it.) I also disagree on the bit about desktop flexibility: most of the open-source work being done on the linux side runs on FreeBSD fine. With the upcoming KOffice and GPL'd StarOffice, and the already existing Linux binary compatibility, I think some of the major holes on the desktop side are getting filled up. R. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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