Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 10:11:26 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Owens <owensc@enc.edu> To: hackers list FreeBSD <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Peter Braam <braam@cs.cmu.edu> Subject: Re: Coda FS: FBSD port done!, but development favors Linux Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980216093920.24408B-100000@itsdsv2.enc.edu>
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Folks,
It would seem that my language used in starting this thread carried some
un-intended connotations. I was _attempting_ to say:
Coda is cool, but development _such_as_it_is_occurring_right_now_
is focusing on a particular OS (that just happens to be Linux)...
Let's make sure that that FreeBSD remains a viable Coda platform
(since FreeBSD is what we use)
I can see, however, that my comments could have been construed as if
intended to urge reaction against some supposed "Linux-camp" advancement
in a Linux/FreeBSD war.
Nope... nothing so diabolical. I simply would like to implement Coda
using FreeBSD clients and servers (since that is what I personally
prefer), and therefore wanted to start some discussion about what I saw as
potential roadblocks to that happening. I am, as well, very encouraged to
see the level of interest in Coda shown hereabouts.
Sorry about any confusion...
C. Owens
Peter Braam said:
> A) Re: Coda FS: FBSD port done!, but development favors Linux
> - -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> This is NOT AT ALL TRUE. I can see how what I said evolved into this
> statement, here is what I really said (or believe I said):
>
> a) the FreeBSD port (2.2.5) is _almost_ done. We have a working client,
> the servers are playing up a bit.
>
> b) we DO NOT FAVOUR LINUX. It is true that our servers start up 3 times
> faster on Linux than on NetBSD 1.2. It is also true that a fairly large
> group of students from Yale is helping to implement Linux specific Coda
> optimizations (which FreeBSD may already have). It is also true that
> some
> NetBSD people have been sending me very unfriendly messages about Linux.
> Finally it is true that a lot of high quality FreeBSD/NetBSD messages
> have been sent to the Coda lists -- that's great.
> Please join the linux-coda lists (see www.coda.cs.cmu.edu). Don't
> engage
> in OS wars, or irrelevant criticism of other free or commercial
> operating
> systems -- if it happens I'll start moderating the list. We are just
> interested in Coda. The list will probably be renamed reflect its
> NON-linux status.
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