Date: 17 Jun 2020 14:53:23 -0400 From: "John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why does FreeBSD not use the Linux kernel? Message-ID: <20200617185323.B86B61B23798@ary.qy> In-Reply-To: <mailman.6782.1592417152.4501.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> References: <CAHu1Y70aEvfupOGJysK_kqdeOBJ13JPLkKxKOVCHPfcWtGfVmQ@mail.gmail.com>
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In article <CAHu1Y70aEvfupOGJysK_kqdeOBJ13JPLkKxKOVCHPfcWtGfVmQ@mail.gmail.com>, Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> wrote: >The chief difference from my perspective is that it is possible in FreeBSD >to create a monolithic kernel and prohibit the loading of kernel modules, >foiling one step in the chain of a rootkit. It's especially convenient for >embedded devices, security appliances, etc. There's also the rather important difference that FreeBSD uses a BSD license rather than the GPL, which makes it a lot more practical for devices that are shipped as appliances. R's, John
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