Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 04:03:34 -0500 From: Edward Ing <edward.ing@utoronto.ca> To: dennis <dennis@kentauros.rtd.algo.com.gr> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question: Unite or Die? Message-ID: <3292C966.7906@utoronto.ca> References: <1.5.4.32.19961120120658.006f8ecc@kentauros>
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dennis wrote: > My question is why have two OS rather than one REALLY good one? > Why dont programmers,hackers,develepors of both teams unite to write the > ultimite OS? > Why the two teams mock at each other? Dont they see the danger in front of > them? The two unix teams have two different development philosophies. Linux is a developmental free-for-all. That is why there are different distributions. Different distributions try to gather up all the different parts of Linux which have been developed at independent rates. This each distribution has a different mishmash of utilities. This kind of development philosophy is go for the individuals to pursue there own developpment goals. FreeBSD has a more organized development philosophy, and this does not mean that development in new technologies is stagnant. But it does ensure that there is only one release of a version of software and that the components work togeather. Furhtermore the utilites are packaged in an organized manner. Edward Ing
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