Lennie, Can you give me any more details than just that Linux I/O performance is inferior to *BSD?
Regards, Alex. --- PGP/GPG Fingerprint: EFD1 AC6C 7ED5 E453 C367 AC7A B474 16E0 758D 7ED9 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCM d- s:+ a--- C++++ UL++++ P L+++ E W++ N o-- K- w O--- M- V- PS+ PE- Y PGP t+ 5 X- R tv+ b DI--- D+ G e-- h++ r--- y ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, L. Besselink wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Thomas Guettler wrote: > > > I am in the same position. I have got some time left which > > I could spent in an opensource project. Nearly all > > things I dream of are already working. > > So that I don't know where to join. > > And Mozilla ist too big. > > And like Florian I am interested in security. > > > > If someone knows where to start, please give > > us a hint. > > I know some C, C++, Perl, Shell, Java, XML. > > If you ask me personally what things in Linux and/or Debian are most > needed ? Those are two things: > > - I/O performance. Linux just doesn't have as good an I/O performance as > the BSD family. > and > - Pro active security sourcecode reading/fixing, like what the OpenBSD > people do. > > As you can see, only one is security related :/ I know it may sound a bit > boring and I know Debian is probably the best Linux distribution in that > field (well, they fix very fast anyway ;), but it is even more important > then adding new things if you ask me. > > This is just my personal opinion. > > > > > One thing I am interested is, which ist AFAIK no > > implemented yet: > > Crossplattform userauthentication (win+unix), > > via LDAP. > > > > But ofcourse I have no problem with anyone adding new and great features. > ;) > > <snip> > > Hope this made sence and not just noice, > Lennie. > > ------------------------------------- > New things are always on the horizon. > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
