Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 18:18:33 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PCI DMA lockups in 3.2 (3.3 maybe?) Message-ID: <3849BD69.275BA9D6@softweyr.com> References: <Your message of "Sun, 21 Nov 1999 20:42:42 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911212040040.48376-100000@hub.freebsd.org> <Version.32.19991122105737.02b676a0@etinc.com> <199912041829.NAA16812@etinc.com>
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Dennis wrote:
>
> At 10:28 AM 12/4/99 -0700, Wes Peters wrote:
> >
> >If you're insinuating that Linux is more stable and reliable than FreeBSD,
> >you're absolutely and unequivocally wrong.
>
> All Im saying is that more people use linux because its getting better and
> they are responsive to their community. Im comparing Freebsd 2.2.8 to 3.3
> and citing that there are more problems with 3.3 than 2.2.8 Linux 2.2 was a
> vast improvement over 2.0 whilst that clearly isnt the case here.
But it clearly is the case to the vast majority of FreeBSD users, and your
snotty remarks aren't helping.
> > Unless they're running your drivers. I'm perfectly willing to accept YOUR
> > DRIVERS might be less unstable on Linux than FreeBSD.
>
> "less unstable". Is that a technical term? If you are going to make totally
> ignorant statements at least try to get the semantics right.
I was politely mealy-mouthing my way around an insinuation that it is your
driver and not FreeBSD 3.x that sucks.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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