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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD
Date: 9 Dec 1995 09:04:42 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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tim@maths.tcd.ie (Timothy Murphy) wrote:
] michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) writes:
]
] >The Linux Documentation Project was a necessity because the Linux
] >directory structure was turning into such a convoluted and
] >self-conflicting mess.
]
] I've never found the Linux directory structure to be
] any more or less confusing than that under FreeBSD.
]
] In fact in my experience almost all these postings
] that "Linux is much better than FreeBSD at ..."
] and "FreeBSD is much better than Linux at ..."
] are complete speculation by people
] who are only running one system or the other.
I run both systems. I hack on both kernels, though I've only
sent in one or two patches to the Linux people.
So I suppose by your lights I'm qualified to comment.
On the other hand, any comment I make can be taken as constructive
criticism by some and refuted or "Yeah, but.."'ed a week later
if changes go in or are decided against.
There is no way to safely make a comment without a greater than
60% chance of being flamed for factual content as the content
changes faster than news propagates.
It's *is* possible to comment on things, like file system
architecture, VM architecture, networking subsystems, and so
on relative to the kernels.
And it's possible to comment on user space layout vs. distributions.
And to some extent it's possible to comment on relative merits
and ease of use and installation. But those are just opinions.
Or you could just post and empty article with the subject line
"Please Flame me! Thanks!".
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.