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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!ames!lll-winken.llnl.gov!nntp.coast.net!news.sprintlink.net!news1!not-for-mail From: root@dyson.iquest.net (John S. Dyson) Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD X-Nntp-Posting-Host: dyson.iquest.net Message-ID: <49s7lg$84@dyson.iquest.net> Sender: news@iquest.net (News Admin) Organization: John S. Dyson's home machine References: <489kuu$rbo@pelican.cs.ucla.edu> <49o2n2$t4e@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> <49osrd$ptg@times.tfs.com> <49pb5g$di8@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 13:11:12 GMT Lines: 51 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:28999 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:9702 comp.unix.advocacy:11648 comp.unix.misc:19777 In article <49pb5g$di8@agate.berkeley.edu>, Nick Kralevich <nickkral@parker.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> wrote: > >As for the "openness" of FreeBSD development, I refer you (again) to the >following threads from comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc: > >So far, there has been *NO* announcement of the opening of the CVS >tree. > Likewise for Linux!!!! ANYONE have access to the daily up-to-date FreeBSD sources... I sure would like to see the daily source for Linux!!! > >Summary: You have to be a member of the BSD core team to be able >to see any real changes in the source code. Membership is restricted > Wrong wrong wrong, so wrong about FreeBSD, that again, your credibility is in question!!! Most people that have CVS commit authority are not on the core team. Last I counted, 58 people have full CVS commit authority on FreeBSD (including kernel.) That is quite a bit more open than you are representing, and approx 5X the core team size. > >to a select group, and if your not in that group, tough luck. Even >if your a good programmer, but other people in the group don't >like you, you can get kicked out. Not exactly what I call "open" or >a conductive development environment. ^^^ Spelling error??? or is this about flow of some kind ??!?!?!? > People are not programmers only -- and in fact, on a job -- you can be fired even if you are a good programmer. There was a severe personality conflict, and since the core team of Linux is of size '1', it is not likely that that person will be removed from the team. Theo is doing the right thing for himself by starting OpenBSD -- I do not think that it is necessary, but that is his choice. Also, I think that it is not good to judge that situation from the outside -- only part if the information has become public, and I, myself don't want to prejudge. > >Personally, I prefer Linux. > Ok -- the only thing that I can agree with you about... :-) Personally, I prefer higher performance, thereby further distinguishing the OS from Microsoft with its sluggish OSes and apps. ...FreeBSD... John dyson@freebsd.org