From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Jun 13 07:56:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA27087 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 07:56:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.axess.com (root@mail.axess.com [204.19.206.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA27064 for ; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 07:56:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ppawel@axess.com) Received: from ppawel (ppp-4.axess.com [204.19.207.4]) by mail.axess.com (8.8.5/8.7.2) with SMTP id KAA18870 for ; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 10:58:24 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980613105236.007f3100@mail.axess.com> X-Sender: ppawel@mail.axess.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 10:52:36 -0400 To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Peter D. Pawelek" Subject: Re: Is Linux leaving FreeBSD behind? In-Reply-To: <19980613150912.B24776@klemm.gtn.com> References: <199806101924.OAA09390@dyson.iquest.net> <199806091858.MAA28221@lariat.lariat.org> <199806101924.OAA09390@dyson.iquest.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >On Wed, Jun 10, 1998 at 02:24:33PM -0500, John S. Dyson wrote: >> Brett Glass said: >> > It's certainly getting a lot of press. See >> > >> > http://209.167.41.132/products/announcement.htm >> > >> We can fret about it, or do something about it, with >> our respective skills. I do kernel stuff well, but >> do not do PR well. Those who see a problem, and >> can do something about it, should feel free to >> participate in the solution. >> >> All I know is that FreeBSD is not shrinking. > In fact, it's just grown by one...me. :) I've just jumped ship from Linux (Slackware user for 3 years) to FreeBSD since I fear that the Linux 'community' is starting to balkanize (ie. RedHat's largely divisive strategy of 'market' domination and de-standardization) and will likely degenerate into a muddled anarchy within a few years. I've also grown tired of the core of Linux users who evangelize the gospel according to GNU. I don't want to this to turn into some sort of advocacy flame thread, but I did want to address the statement above that FreeBSD is indeed not shrinking. More and more people like me are going to discover FreeBSD as a more appealing alternative to Linux (ie. a more congenial, low key community, a more stable OS, etc. etc.). I think a lot of (clueful) people are going to discover FreeBSD by way of Linux by way of Win95/98. I've been running 2.2.6 for three days now and I've already reaped some serious benefits: Slack 3.4 wouldn't recognize my new 33.6 GVC modem, but with FreeBSD I was able to instantly tell the kernel the correct address and IRQ..now it works like a charm (I'm sure this is somehow possible under Linux, but try finding out how...a Linux kernel config will just ask for the COM port)! As well, setting up PPP was trivial under 2.2.6, and I've noticed a DEFINITE improvement in stability in this area (under Linux, Netscape would routinely hang in a very ugly manner...this hasn't happened once under FreeBSD). Anyway, I'm confident that FreeBSD's fortunes are on the rise and that's why I've hitched on for the ride! ;) Peter Pawelek (ppawel@axess.com) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message