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From: taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Slight flame from Linux user
Date: 19 Jun 1995 17:33:44 GMT
Organization: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
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In article <3s3g68$d0i@agate.berkeley.edu>, Nick Kralevich <nickkral@sextans.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> wrote:
>
>Or when I was trying to debug a program I didn't have source for, and
>didn't have access to fine Linux tools like "strace".
strace is pretty meager. Next time you have the chance to get on
a FreeBSD system, look up kdump/ktrace and the ddb kernel debugger.
>I've had nothing but good luck with my Linux system, and nothing but
>bad luck trying to help my roommate with his FreeBSD system.
>Go figure.
No thanks. I'd rather rely on an operating system I *know* will
be there for me when I need it, and not on some wannabe-UNIX that
requires a stroke of good luck to work. ;-)
--
Brian ("Though this be madness, yet there is method in't") Tao
taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw <-- work ........ play --> taob@io.org