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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!spool.mu.edu!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: 6 Dec 1995 00:26:28 GMT Lines: 38 Message-ID: <4a2nvk$m7h@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> References: <489kuu$rbo@pelican.cs.ucla.edu> <49o2n2$t4e@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> <49osrd$ptg@times.tfs.com> <49rm0g$o8o@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> <DJ2IBL.71t@nntpa.cb.att.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cakerwood.acc.uwrf.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950726BETA PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:29261 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:9827 comp.unix.advocacy:11743 comp.unix.misc:19842 John S. Dyson (dyson@inuxs.inh.att.com) wrote: : In article <49rm0g$o8o@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu>, : BENJAMIN A LINDSTROM <bl03@uwrf.edu> wrote: : > : >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.=) : > : So then finally, someone who uses Linux is admitting that the Linux : kernel development at least is not open and free. Sounds like a monarchy : to me. (FreeBSD is somewhere between monarchy and anarchy :-)), and : the FreeBSD kernel is unencumbered with GPL. : <cough> Clarify...Free?? I see no price attached. =) I admit that Linux is NOT CVS open to the public...But it's open to anyone who wants to do it...Yes, we might have have source code release every hour (well..A few times.=), but even if Linus openned up his CVS to everyone and let everyone read it...I doubt he recompiles his kernel more then 2 a week. <shrug> Lets not bring GPL vs GNU into this...It's really a pitty that the two don't just merge and get rid of all this crap.=) : The approach used in FreeBSD has allowed for very quick development even : in the face of the Net/2 thing and the slow start from 386BSD. I think that : FreeBSD is really doing pretty well... Is FreeBSD any faster in development then Linux? (Honest question) From that I've been seeing on the Linux side is there is a major release every year, but it almost doubles the drivers that are contained in the year befores version. The only differents from what it sounds like for 'speed' of development is FreeBSD freezes more offen and tries to get more stable kernels out...Where Linux currently gets a kernel that is 100% (or near..We all know about the 1.0.9 problems.=) perfect before moving on to the next phase.