Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 16:22:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org> To: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making a dynamically-linked root Message-ID: <20030602162027.E11044-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> In-Reply-To: <16091.44150.539095.704531@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
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> I don't want to sound harsh, and I do appreciate your work. However, > I think the last thing FreeBSD needs now is to get slower. We're > already far slower than that other free OS. Shouldn't we consider > making the dynamic root optional and leaving a static root as > standard? Since when are we "far slower" than the other free operating system? According to all my benchmarks and personal use, the two are about the same, with FreeBSD "feeling" slightly faster. That said, I think making the / binaries dynamically linked optional is a good idea. Ken
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