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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
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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
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Daniel Quinlan <quinlan@best.com>