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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in2.uu.net!129.35.248.10!ausnews.austin.ibm.com!rtpnews.raleigh.ibm.com!news@rtpnews.raleigh.ibm.com From: tjevans@hotmail.com (Thomas Evans) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs BSD Date: 23 Jan 1997 19:03:21 -0500 Organization: TCP/IP development Lines: 25 Sender: tjevans@golfgod.raleigh.ibm.com Message-ID: <m2915kj5x2.fsf@golfgod.raleigh.ibm.com> References: <32DFFEAB.7704@usa.net> <5c155c$p6u@raven.eva.net> <5c19pg$rf6@lynx.dac.neu.edu> <5c39sk$ddl@troma.rv.tis.com> <5c8jlm$50u@cynic.portal.ca> Reply-To: tjevans@hotmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: evans.raleigh.ibm.com In-reply-to: cjs@cynic.portal.ca's message of 23 Jan 1997 13:02:46 -0800 X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:153877 comp.os.linux.networking:65950 comp.os.linux.setup:93604 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5700 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1990 > > 1. Design and source code quality. The quality of the design and > source code in the BSD kernels is far, far above that of Linux. > This is important only to kernel hackers or would-be kernel hackers, > a very, very small percentage of users. Are far as the networking code goes, I disagree, it took Stevens 1200 pgs to explain the TCP code alone, which is full of various hacks, gotos, etc Can't speak for the rest of the kernel. > > 2. Binary-focus vs. source-focus. Linux is focused on people who > prefer to avoid compilers if at all possible. I don't know anyone > who regularly builds a full Linux userland from source. (I'm not I wouldn't go that far, but Linux does stand a chance of breaking into the non-unix, non-hacker arena. > > 3. Advocacy. The Linux folks are a lot more rabid. :-) There is also a lot more development going on, ZIP drives, Token Ring, Sound cards, etc Linux got a bad rep when people started trying the 1.3.XX kernels, 1.2.13 was solid, 2.0.XX also seem to be solid now. Regards, -- Tom Evans tjevans@raleigh.ibm.com Disclaimer: My views are my own, your mileage might vary, taxes are extra, etc