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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:34606 comp.os.386bsd.questions:1671 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!usenet.coe.montana.edu!nate From: nate@cs.montana.edu (Nate Williams) Subject: Re: Summary of Linux vs. 386BSD vs. Commercial Unixes Message-ID: <1993Apr17.175431.25015@coe.montana.edu> Sender: usenet@coe.montana.edu (USENET News System) Organization: CS References: <1993Apr15.225354.18654@samba.oit.unc.edu> <1qo0lq$1hm4@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <1993Apr17.161516.2794@serval.net.wsu.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1993 17:54:31 GMT Lines: 33 In article <1993Apr17.161516.2794@serval.net.wsu.edu> hlu@luke.eecs.wsu.edu (HJ Lu) writes: >In article <1qo0lq$1hm4@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu> mycroft@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Charles Hannum) writes: >> >>In article <1993Apr15.225354.18654@samba.oit.unc.edu> >>Brandon.Vanevery@launchpad.unc.edu (Brandon Vanevery) writes: >>> >>> 386BSD has better TCP/IP, for now. >>> >>> Linux is far less resource-hungry, due to shared libraries. >> >>For now. >> > >Linux will use whatever better in 386bsd. But 386bsd has to >start from scratch, unless you do it yourself. For example, >387 emulation and C library. And then Linux and the GNU folks will take what 386BSD has done and restrict it. Now, isn't that nice....... taking my work and restricting it. I always thought that was awful kind of them. (NOT!) Nate Who really likes GNU utilities, but hates the way alot of folks take other peoples programs and code, fix them and then don't make the changes 'completely redistributable; -- osynw@terra.oscs.montana.edu | Still trying to find a good reason for nate@cs.montana.edu | these 'computer' things. Personally, work #: (406) 994-4836 | I don't think they'll catch on - home #: (406) 586-0579 | Don Hammerstrom