From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 12 17:11:04 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80CC116A4CE for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:11:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.knology.net (smtp.knology.net [24.214.63.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CF66B43D3F for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:11:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dkelly@HiWAAY.net) Received: (qmail 5508 invoked by uid 0); 12 Feb 2005 17:11:02 -0000 Received: from user-69-73-60-132.knology.net (HELO ?10.0.0.68?) (69.73.60.132) by smtp6.knology.net with SMTP; 12 Feb 2005 17:11:02 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) In-Reply-To: <200502112313.28082.hindrich@worldchat.com> References: <200502112313.28082.hindrich@worldchat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <9162ea4ff171ffc111003a204c81ef7d@HiWAAY.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: David Kelly Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:10:58 -0600 To: FreeBSD_Questions FreeBSD_Questions X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:11:04 -0000 On Feb 11, 2005, at 10:13 PM, Peterhin wrote: > "Linux is inferior to FreeBSD, and yet it is taken more seriously > because of the atmosphere around it, despite its technical inferiority" > > Could you please either explain, why Freebsd is superior to Linux, (I > am > asking this as I would like to understand, in more depth, why it is > better) or direct me to a source that might give me some further > reading on the subject. Look closely at the Linux community and you'll find its mostly ex-Windows users focused on what Microsoft is doing. The desire is to one-up Microsoft at Microsoft's own game. Their definition of "computer" and "human interface" was written by Microsoft and still can't think outside of that box. Look closely at the BSD community and you'll find those who are working at creating a better tool to serve their needs. Much debate about exactly what constitutes "better" so there is also quite a bit of experimenting. What you won't find is Microsoft as the yardstick by which BSD's measure. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.