Return to BSD News archive
Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!nygardm From: nygardm@cco.caltech.edu (Michael T. Nygard) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Is 386BSD stable enough for me? Date: 11 Apr 1993 21:21:05 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Lines: 22 Message-ID: <1qa241INN6r2@gap.caltech.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: blacker.caltech.edu Sadly, I have only just learned about hte existance of 386BSD. While I applaud the efforts here, let me inject a small question. I am doing development work related to open systems. In particular, I require POSIX and XPG3 compliance. I understand that 386BSD has these standards. (If not, please correct me.) I also like the fact that it is free. SCO prices are ridiculous, especially since they keep making their own product obsolete and requiring more money for updates. In short, 386BSD sounds far more desirable to me. There is, however, a catch. Is it stable? Since it seems to be sort of a hobbyists type of OS, I need to know if I can do serious development work without crashing every N minutes. I certainly hope the answer is a resounding "YES!", but please give me your honest opinions. (Or even some statistics like frequency of crash, frequency of kernel rebuild, etc.) Thank you all! Mike Nygard -- +========================================+================================+ | Infinity welcomes careful drivers | Mike Nygard | | | nygardm@cco.caltech.edu | +========================================+================================+