Date: 17 Feb 00 11:27:41 MST From: Jonathon McKitrick <j_mckitrick@usa.net> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: BSD vs Linux comments Message-ID: <20000217182741.20025.qmail@nwcst267.netaddress.usa.net>
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After mentioning to some Linux 'hackers' (not the negative connotation) that i run BSD, here was the response i got. Although this debate has been going on for some time, these were some unique observations. I do not know how true they are, however. Any thoughts?? -------------------------------------------- The matter of stability between Linux and FreeBSD (just to pick a BSD, it could be Net BSDi or Open, ect..) has been going on for quite some time. For a while it was all about the innate stability, then linux got better... BSD stayed the same, basically unchanged since 4.4BSD Lite. Then the issue was IP Stacks, BSD has a more stable IP stack than the 2.0.* series kernel. Then Linux got better, 2.2.* came out and the IP stack was revamped and as stable as BSD's .... and BSD stayed the same, basically unchanged since 4.4BSD Lite. Then there was the issue of 'innate' superiority of BSD over SysV unix. And POSIX kinda kicked BSD's a$$, heh. And Linux ganked ideas from both sides, so Linux changed and got better... and BSD stayed the same, basically unchanged since 4.4BSD Lite. Now, from this brief and cursory overview what can we see, hmmmmm?? :) It looks a lot like for people who think that computing reached its pinnacle of perfection in the 80's and early 90's... BSD is the way to go... those of us who are pushing for the latest Intel 1.5 Ghz box and want a volitile computing environment should stick to Linux. ------------------------------------------------------ Obviously BSD *has* changed, but is there merit to any of these comments? ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the messagehelp
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