If at all things were that simple :) make install clean ..doesnt often work well as the super cow powered apt-get does..( I have experiance on rehat/debian/freebsd and its easier to fix somthing on debian > redhat > freebsd)
also systems like Debian (I admit we are tied to certain versions;but who wants cutting edge on a production system ) gets things done more elegantly with less user interaction ;) . Also security wise - i think all systems as vulnerable ;its how we tie the holes up that matters ; where is selinux in bsd kernel ? . we have iptables for ipfw .Also gnU has better user base ;so more the eyeballs..lesser the bugs. As I said BSD is good ;but its not the best .we buy a car to drive and not to repair it everyday..thinking in that sense ..debian is much better than *BSD On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Basil Kurian <[email protected]>wrote: > Recently I started using(studying) BSD systems. In my experience there is > not much difference in configuring BSD systems and Linux systems. But when > comming to security, BSD systems definitely have a lot of advantages over > Linux systems. I liked the Wheel user group thing in BSDs. > > The Ports system is the thing in FreeBSD which i like most. Next good > thing is the Packet Filter in OpenBSD. > > > I just documented everything which i find relevant in a wiki. I placing the > link here. May be it will be useful for someone here > > http://wiki.basil-kurian.co.cc/index.php/FreeBSD_basics > > > > On 27 September 2010 21:32, Praveen A <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 2010/9/27 Mahesh Aravind <[email protected]>: >> > How can the number of platforms can be directly proportional to the >> quality of >> > the operating system/kernel? >> >> At times some assumptions made based on one architecture alone can >> introduce bugs in the software. Many time writing portable code >> improves quality of the code. >> >> >> 11) The problems caused by signing an NDA and which community? BSD or >> >> LInux does that >> > >> > I still don't get why BSDs are whining when Linux get a GPL'd driver (at >> > whatever cost) which they couldn't achieve in their so called 40-years+ >> of >> > "ancestry"?? >> >> Do you know the story of the famous laser printer at MIT lab, which >> RMS keeps telling? >> >> >> > Whatever links you post are from a pro-BSD or BSD sites. People post >> > differentiated opinions elsewhere. Pro-Linux/Pro-GNU sites are bashing >> BSDs. >> > Half-empty-half-full glass? Caveat User! >> >> There is a difference between pro-BSD and BSD developers. >> >> -- >> പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് >> You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your >> rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as >> they follow the rules: laws and constitution. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List >> http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ >> http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >> #[email protected] >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Basil Kurian > Web page : http://basil.co.nr > > Please do not print this e-mail unless it is absolutely necessary. SAVE > PAPER. Protect the environment. > > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] > -- Anoop P Alias (PGP Key ID : 0x014F9953) GNU system administrator http://GnuSys.net
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