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From: las@light-house.uucp
Subject: Re: BSD vs. LINUX
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References: <KSTAILEY.94Dec8195010@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Organization: Linux site in Toronto, Canada
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 21:01:01 GMT
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Kenneth Stailey (kstailey@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov) wrote:
: What has LINUX done for UN*X?
Let's see, what have you done for UNIX? Pray, do tell.
Linux is not only the kernel but a whole 'milieu' of
innovating software development.
Here is a brief list of some of the Linux goodies I particularly like:
-lilo
-free dosemu, with source code
-compressed kernel images uncompressed on bootup
-svgalib, with a GL which supports multi buffered animation
-SCSI cluster patches
-loadable kernel modules
-WINE (started out as a Linux project, by Peter McDonald)
-2 sets of networking code, supporting hundreds of cards (Donald Becker)
-the DLL tools which are so easy to use, anyone can build a shared library
-high performance filesystem code, and 3 new filesystems from scratch
-support for DOS filesystem, SYSV filesystem
-filesystem defragmenter (defrag)
-filesystem editor (lde)
-direct port access from user space using the iopl(2) calls
-flawless switching between graphics and text consoles
-runs DOOM, zgv, povray, mgetty, sysvinit
Cheers,
Laszlo Herczeg
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