From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 22 07:38:08 2003 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 C251F37B401 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 07:38:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from webserver2.rtl.org (rtl-3.i2k.com [63.94.12.207]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 042CB43F3F for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 07:38:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jstewart@rtl.org) Received: from [10.0.0.89] (rtl-2.i2k.com [63.94.12.206]) by webserver2.rtl.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h3MEb7j13037; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 10:37:07 -0400 From: Jason Stewart To: beemern@ksu.edu In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-11) Date: 22 Apr 2003 10:38:45 -0400 Message-Id: <1051022325.906.9.camel@mis3> Mime-Version: 1.0 cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linux/freebsd kernel differences 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: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 14:38:09 -0000 On Tue, 2003-04-22 at 10:15, beemern@ksu.edu wrote: > "there is no difference between linux and freebsd kernels, except that > linux has much better driver support.. WHY use obscure freebsd?" Because FreeBSD has a mature codebase, while the codebase for Linux is relatively young. There is anecdotal evidence that FreeBSD performs better under heavy loads and the VM subsystem is more mature and robust. The person who stated that there is "no difference between the Linux and FreeBSD kernels" has not done their due dilligence in researching both OS'es. It sounds more like a comment coming from the fear of having to learn a new "obscure" OS instead of making a decision based upon the facts. While it is true that Linux supports more devices, FreeBSD tries to make the devices that are supported as stable as possible. FreeBSD coders do not like to write drivers for crappy hardware. If you are running a NFS server, then you probably do not forsee yourself adding a bunch of esoteric hardware to your machine, and chances are that all of your harware is already supported by FreeBSD. I come from a Linux background and can honestly say that FreeBSD has been easier to administer once I figured out the fs hierarchy. Just my $0.02. Good luck with your decision. Jason Stewart