Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 14:01:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: High syscall overhead? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906131358200.29285-100000@janus.syracuse.net> In-Reply-To: <25577.929296542@verdi.nethelp.no>
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On Sun, 13 Jun 1999 sthaug@nethelp.no wrote:
> > Linux is a Unix clone, while FreeBSD is Unix. Don't confuse people with
> > this.
>
> I'm afraid that attitude isn't going to help Unix agains Windows...
>
> I use FreeBSD for all my systems. I still go around and tell people that
> Linux is one several Unix variants, and I intend to continue doing this.
> For an end user, the differences between for instance FreeBSD and Linux
> are in most cases small and rather uninteresting - and it's much more
> useful to point out the differences between Unix and Windows.
>
And the differences between a BSD system and Linux aren't huge? Nay, sir,
surely you jest. I, personally, dislike people using the wrong terminology.
Linux is a relatively Unix-like and relatively POSIX-compliant system, but it's
not Unix. What's wrong with calling a system by its true name?
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
>
>
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