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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uwm.edu!news.inap.net!news1!not-for-mail From: root@dyson.iquest.net (John S. Dyson) Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux X-Nntp-Posting-Host: dyson.iquest.net Message-ID: <4khl6k$1uf@dyson.iquest.net> Sender: news@iquest.net (News Admin) Organization: John S. Dyson's Machine References: <4issad$h1o@nadine.teleport.com> <4jvm5n$2v8@agate.berkeley.edu> <4k39as$5n4@dyson.iquest.net> <4kcafk$knt@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 00:53:40 GMT Lines: 29 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:17223 comp.os.linux.advocacy:45179 In article <4kcafk$knt@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu>, BENJAMIN A LINDSTROM <bl03@uwrf.edu> wrote: >Charlie Root (root@dyson.iquest.net) wrote: >: In article <4jvm5n$2v8@agate.berkeley.edu>, >: Nick Kralevich <nickkral@america.CS.Berkeley.EDU> wrote: >: > >: >Eventually, FreeBSD _has_ to switch to ELF. That's why the ELF code >: >is being added to FreeBSD. I disagree with the notion that switching >: >binary formats will be easy for the FreeBSD team. It won't be. >: > >: Actually, we already have it running... So what is your point? We have >: experts that are really good at what they do. BTW, I have been benchmarking >: FreeBSD running Linux binaries, and it (FreeBSD) tends to run them better >: under load. I have been thinking of working on getting a /kernel (FreeBSD) on >: a Linux system to work. It would be a great upgrade for the user base. >: >Define what a /kernel is....I know what a /proc/sys/ is and I'm glad we are >implementing it. =) > /kernel is a better version of /vmlinuz :-). > >Just for reference...What kernel? I know I've seen major increase for >stablity and better load handling moving from 1.2.x to 1.3.x development >kernel. > FreeBSD-current vs. Linux 1.3.x, x>50 or so. John