Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:07:44 -0800 (PST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@hub.freebsd.org> To: j_mckitrick@usa.net Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD vs Linux comments Message-ID: <20000217210744.BEDEB37B833@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20000217182741.20025.qmail@nwcst267.netaddress.usa.net> (message from Jonathon McKitrick on 17 Feb 00 11:27:41 MST)
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one person can be misinformed on a number of different issues. jmb > > After mentioning to some Linux 'hackers' (not the negative connotation) t= > hat i > run BSD, here was the response i got. Although this debate has been goin= > g on > for some time, these were some unique observations. I do not know how tr= > ue > 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= > =2E* > 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. A= > nd > 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 unchan= > ged > 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 comp= > uting > 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=3D= > 1 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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