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From: jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Difference between FreeBSD and NetBSD
Date: 7 Aug 1995 15:16:46 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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In article <403j7a$kh1@nnrp2.primenet.com>,
Keith Rowland <keithr@primenet.com> wrote:
>We would like a gross generalization, but don't understand what flame
>war would start. You mean you gentlemen can't even discuss the various
>features of each incarnation of BSD without pissing people off!
No, it's simply too much of a moving target to discuss reasonably.
You want a synopsis of how these discussions go? I'll give you one:
Q0: "What's the difference between foo and bar?"
A0: Bar has better gronkulating.
A1: Bar may have better gronkulating, but foo's is getting better and besides
we've implemented automatic breem tracking when foo doesn't do it at all.
A0: We were talking about the situation _now_, you moron! Until foo has
good gronkulating, you just can't use it for counting strakes during
the migratory season!
A1: You're just jealous about the breem tracking! Sour grapes! Sour grapes!
A2: Excuse me, but I think both of you are complete pasta-heads. Why can't
you guys just get along?
Q1: Excuse me guys, but what's better: bar or bleet?
>I tried to read the newsgroups for a list of differences, and this
>thread is the first yet to come up and then you guys blow him off!
Hardly the first, trust me.. :-)
Why don't you look at http://www.freebsd.org and http://www.netbsd.org?
Both groups have done a pretty good job of summarising their strengths.
Check it out!
Jordan