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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:2739 comp.os.linux.misc:19850 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.kei.com!travelers.mail.cornell.edu!cornell!mdw From: mdw@cs.cornell.edu (Matt Welsh) Subject: Re: I hope this won't ignite a major flame war, but I've got to know! Message-ID: <1994Jul19.025153.10080@cs.cornell.edu> Organization: Cornell CS Robotics and Vision Laboratory, Ithaca, NY 14850 References: <1994Jul18.093302.19670@wmichgw> <30e4dr$jno@bigblue.oit.unc.edu> <1994Jul18.212715.18684@dde.dk> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 1994 02:51:53 GMT Lines: 25 In article <1994Jul18.212715.18684@dde.dk> kim@dde.dk (Kim Andersen) writes: >>9) The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is doing a fantastic job. Anyone >> trying to decide between BSD and Linux would find the Linux's Installation >> and Getting Started Guide a good incentive to follow Linux. I can't >> give Matt, Michael, et all enough kudos for their good work there. >The *BSD's have had documentation from the very start, you can even get >a book about the os. Yet another reason why Linux is better in many people's opinions---there's a lot more to be done. FreeBSD is far from a closed-book issue, but the nature of development isn't as swiftly-paced nor participatory. From the hacker's point of view, Linux has many more frontiers to explore. From what I understand, the *BSD projects don't consider experimental development vital---hence, the semi-closed development hierarchy. These are just observations---make of them what you will. The strongest categorization of the two projects is that *BSD moves at a somewhat slower, and perhaps more careful, pace. On the other hand, Linux is more hackish, less organized, more dynamic. Some consider *BSD to be more stable, easier to install, less confusing, and so on. Nevertheless, I have heard the same said in reference to Linux. It's all been said before. M. Welsh