YZ>> I've been using FreeBSD for a couple of years now. IMO, its strong
YZ>> points (compared to Linux) are:
I'm a bit surprised how many myphologized is a mind of an average
advocate. What you say is "standard 'Linux sucks' advocate kit". As most
"standart advocate kits", it's built on myths that or were true 5 years
ago, or were always false.
YZ>> . It is based on sources from a single source (UCB CSRG), while Linux is
YZ>> derived from many non complaint sources.
Well, ITYM "non-compliant". In fact, just yesterday I've read an article
that says BSD is better because in Linux you have just Alan and Linus in
full control of code, while in BSD it's full team.
YZ>> . Its networking code is better.
YZ>>
YZ>> . The develpment cycle is slower. A stable major release every three to
This is an advantage, yeah? So now development at all means a perfect
system?
YZ>> . The development cycle is centralized. Authorized developers are making
YZ>> changes to a central cvs repository.
You'll be surprised, but there's some little guy named Linus Torvalds, who
has a little kernel tree that is akinda official. Isn't this a thing you call
"centralized"?
YZ>> . The development cycle contains all major OS parts. This means that when
YZ>> you say FreeBSD 3.2, you are refering not only to a kernel, but also to
YZ>> libc and most system binaries (such as ln, awk, grep etc).
I know yet another system which has almost all system binaries intergated
into the OS. I do not like that OS. Developing an OS and developing awk is
different things. Side note: I could guess what you meant, but you said
totally different thing...
YZ>> . Its UFS is more stable than ext2fs which optimizes like hell. See SGI's
YZ>> initiative of donating XFS sources to Linux.
Which one does optimize? And why donating XFS means UFS is better than
ext2? I think I've lost your point here.
YZ>> . It has pre-compiled packages for most freeware, but you can also
YZ>> install from sources, using a simple make command in the right directory.
Enter RPM/SRPM. Or any other packaging system.
YZ>> Summary: my choise for a stable, fast, conservative network server.
Did you try a marketing job in a big corporation?
P.S. Could we bury this holy war now? If you want to promote BSD, get
beyond pack of myths and *promote* it, not demote Linux. Saying "X is
worse" is not the same as saying "Y is better". Think positive.
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