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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!newsspool.doit.wisc.edu!koala.uwec.edu!daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu!cakerwood!not-for-mail From: bl03@uwrf.edu (BENJAMIN A LINDSTROM) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD Followup-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc Date: 3 Dec 1995 08:09:52 GMT Lines: 52 Message-ID: <49rm0g$o8o@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> References: <489kuu$rbo@pelican.cs.ucla.edu> <30BD2617.23585C28@mcs.net> <49k0dd$pfg@nntp5.u.washington.edu> <49o2n2$t4e@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> <49osrd$ptg@times.tfs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cakerwood.acc.uwrf.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950726BETA PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:28991 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:9700 comp.unix.advocacy:11644 comp.unix.misc:19774 Julian Elischer (julian@mailhub.tfs.com) wrote: : In article <49o2n2$t4e@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu>, : BENJAMIN A LINDSTROM <bl03@uwrf.edu> wrote: : : : :Where in the BSD world, I would either have to patch it myself, or get : :my way into the "Developer's guild".=) : [Note: Now..THIS is what I wanted to know =)..Deleted 'Guild Operations of BSD.=)] BTW...No as far as I know we don't have a nice complex system..Linus controls what goes into the kernel and what does not. I think there was talk on what Linus did for kernel modifications..but that was 1/2 a year ago and since Kernels are not my favorate place to 'play' in..I leave it to the more intelligent hackers in that field. : :Yes, Linux's method of kernel development is different, but you have to : :admint that 1.2.13 is rock stable...And I'm sure 2.0.lastX or 1.4.lastX : :will be rock stable. : : FreeBSD 'Releases' are pretty stable.. we don't stop the process : for releases, however, we BRANCH everything, and one BRANCH : stops development and get's fixed up for release, while the main : branch plows on.. (You have to know RCS/CVS etc. to know what I'm : saying here but hopefully you do).. The moment we Branch a release it's : effectively left behind.... : Ya...1.0/1.1 tried that...But we had more headaches then it was worth for Linus from the sounds of it..And the Linux community cried out for a TOTAL 'freeze' so that we can put 100% effort into making sure all production kernels were stable as posiable. : : : :Does BSD release a major change per year for kernels and packages? : :Linux kernel has a major revision change every year. : : Our Aim was a FULL (CDROM and all) release 3 or 4 times a year, : but practicallity looks like being every 6 months.. : but between those times there are usually several 'half releases' : Not quite as much QC as a full release, but a new boot-floppy, and : stuff.. No cdrom though.(well we could but people would get upset about the : reduced QC if they had bought something, so we don't : for self preservation reasons) : I think RedHat is going towards this, but they are doing a package-by-package upgrade. I just installed 2.1 of redhat and threw 3 patches on it. And it's just great. =) Soo..As I said...the way Linux and *BSD operate differently. <shrug> I doubt Linux will ever totally move to the FreeBSD method of kernel hacking unless Linus decides to move that way (or there is a major uprising.=)