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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:4348 comp.os.linux.misc:31250 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!udel!gatech!swrinde!pipex!uunet!svc.portal.com!news1.best.com!usenet From: quinlan@shell1.best.com (Daniel Quinlan) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: BSD vs. LINUX Date: 09 Dec 1994 03:29:43 GMT Organization: BEST Internet (415) 964-2378 Lines: 25 Distribution: world Message-ID: <QUINLAN.94Dec8192943@shell1.best.com> References: <KSTAILEY.94Dec8195010@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov> Reply-To: quinlan@best.com NNTP-Posting-Host: shell1.best.com In-reply-to: kstailey@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov's message of 09 Dec 1994 00:50:10 GMT Kenneth Stailey <kstailey@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov> writes: > [ many of the pioneering features of BSD releases ] > > What has LINUX done for UN*X? You should note several things: 1. 4.4BSD is the last BSD from UCB. While there are several companies and groups of people "carrying the torch", I believe you'll see less innovation from BSD-derived systems in the future. 2. Linux is a young operating system. Most of your BSD features appeared after intervals of more than one year. Rather than see this turn into a flame war, does anyone have any Linux (kernel) features that could be classified as possible innovations not appearing elsewhere? Where were loadable kernel modules first implemented? Dan -- Daniel Quinlan <quinlan@best.com>