[ale] free bsd vs. linux

[Jeff Hubbs]

I have every respect for all the BSDs but I feel that Linux benefits
from having a LOT of development attention heaped on it.  Witness the
recent benchmark comparisons of some various forks/patches, all trying
to make the kernel better and faster.  I say, argue away - we *all*
win.  I don't think BSD-land has that much bubbling over in it.



On Sat, 2003-03-15 at 09:31, Chris Fowler wrote:
> I don't really want to touch this one.  But I will :)
> 
> I feel the UNIX vs. Linux debate is there because the BSD, SVR4 junkies
> feel that because Linux was not based on their code, it can't be as
> good.  Linus wrote the kernel based on documentation not reference code
> from those families of UNIX.  
> 
> I hear it all thi time in #freebsdhelp,  Linux sux.  Linux can't be a
> server as well as BSD.  I'm not totally sure that is true anymore. I
> installed BSD and I had to spend hours in /usr/ports and in source to
> get the programs that come with Linux districutions into BSD.
> 
> I spent hours in Solaris 8 x86 doing the same.  Everytime I have to
> install Solaris, I end up having to prot programs over.
> 
> Every OS has its place.  Some OS's overlap in certain areas. I do not
> believe the BSD is suited for an embedded arena,  Apparently the market
> agrees with me.  The big players have not been pushing FreeBSD, NetBSD,
> OpenBSD, etc..  That could be marketing.  The kernel developers of Linux
> are doing a good job in the UNIX area.  GNU can run on almost any
> system.  When we talk about Linux Vs. BSD, we are talking about the
> kernel.
> 
> Personally, I do not put much stock in the debate.  I use Linux mostly
> on my servers and it does me well.  I've not had performance issues. 
> 
> On Sat, 2003-03-15 at 03:21, Stephen Turner wrote:
> > 
> > so what you guys are saying is for network server issues i would be better
> > using freebsd but for desktops and systems that are not designed for one
> > task slave work i should stick to linux?  hmm sounds fair enough, how is
> > free bsd on scalability? just like linux? btw thanks for your input i
> > appreciate it ;) saved me a lotta time and trouble
> > 
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