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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!caen!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!ieunet!maths.tcd.ie!not-for-mail From: tim@maths.tcd.ie (Timothy Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD Date: 25 Aug 1995 15:53:28 +0100 Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Lines: 23 Message-ID: <41ko58$rqh@hamilton.maths.tcd.ie> References: <409iah$inf@galaxy.ucr.edu> <40alp5$psg@agate.berkeley.edu> <413bkc$3t2@kadath.zeitgeist.net> <1995Aug24.222509.28085@state.systems.sa.gov.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: hamilton.maths.tcd.ie chdemgt@state.systems.sa.gov.au writes: >Someone said FreeBSD handles swapping better. Linux slows to a near- >standstill when it starts to swap. I run Linux and FreeBSD, and I have never noticed the slightest difference. I read all these comments, "FreeBSD does this better", "Linux does that better", and I just wonder how many of the posters have actually tested their conclusions. In my view, the only serious difference is that Linux documentation is much better. I said this before, and was flamed for my impertinence. In fact, I only mentioned it to suggest that if FreeBSD is to flourish it ought to look to its documentation. Personally, I think there is room in the world for Linux and FreeBSD. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail: tim@maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland