Quoth Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo on Thu, Sep 02, 1999:
> 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.
FACT: Linux sucks, but not as much as Solaris.
FACT: BSD is the most genious system of all times.
After we cleared these points up, I, as the linux-il-owner, must
kick myself out of the list for advocacy.
> 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.
In most BSD systems, there is a "core team" which has write
access to the source code, and other coders, whose only chance
to submit their code to the OS is to give it to the member of the
core team. Sounds nice to me, actually.
> 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?
s/now/no/
Stability is more important than features.
> 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.
Integrated? More like, "comes with". And what OS do you mean?
Solaris? Digital UNIX? The good ol' SunOS? UNIX 7th edition?
Let's face it, everything except Linux. When you say "SunOS
4.1.4", you are referring to the kernel and things like awk. If
you want another version of awk on your SunOS 4.1.4 box, go ahead
and install it.
> I do not like that OS.
I don't like Solaris either.
> Developing an OS and developing awk is different things.
But closely related ones.
> 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?
Ext2fs. It's fast like hell. Well, a little slower than hell,
actually.
> And why donating XFS means UFS is better than ext2?
What is XFS and why was it donated by whom to whom for what, BTW?
> YZ>> Summary: my choise for a stable, fast, conservative network server.
>
> Did you try a marketing job in a big corporation?
RedHat Inc.?
> 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.
Yup. Think different. Apple.
Vadik.
--
If you think C++ is not overly complicated, just what is a protected
abstract virtual base pure virtual private destructor, and when
was the last time you needed one?
-- Tom Cargill, C++ Journal, Fall 1990.
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