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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au!news.apana.org.au!cantor.edge.net.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.erols.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!ux8.cso.uiuc.edu!kueh From: "Kueh, Anthony" <kueh@students.uiuc.edu> 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: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 04:12:13 -0600 Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 43 Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970201040446.16129A-100000@ux8.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <32DFFEAB.7704@usa.net> <5c155c$p6u@raven.eva.net> <5c19pg$rf6@lynx.dac.neu.edu> <5c39sk$ddl@troma.rv.tis.com> <5c8jlm$50u@cynic.portal.ca> <m23evrulla.fsf@desk.crynwr.com> <5cdqos$e6k@camel1.mindspring.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ux8.cso.uiuc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Sender: kueh@ux8.cso.uiuc.edu In-Reply-To: <5cdqos$e6k@camel1.mindspring.com> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:155482 comp.os.linux.networking:66865 comp.os.linux.setup:94881 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5825 comp.unix.bsd.misc:2180 On Sat, 25 Jan 1997, Kevin P. Neal wrote: > And Linux isn't fragmented? Not nearly as fragmented as the various BSD's. All Linux distributions contain the same free code. (Redhat and Caldera are exceptions, where they do include some licensed code, but you're still able to install a totally GNU system.) The only differences are which GNU programs are included, and where the system configuration files are located (the most distinctive is the /etc/rc.d hierarchy.) > How many Linux distributions are there? I think about 4 major ones. But if you look at the four, they could still be considered "siblings". Where as if you compared FreeBSD, BSDI, and OpenBSD, they have more differences, especially on a philosophical view point. For example, BSDI is created to more on the level of other major Unixes (to provide a reliable and stable network server). Where as FreeBSD is to provide a desktop workstation type OS. I'm sure Linux also has some general philosophy behind it, but the thing with both BSD and Linux is that how well the system works really depends on the administrator, not the software. > When somebody has a Linux problem, and the first question asked of > them is "which distribution", then you have a fragmented system. Actually, they're first asked, "What is the problem?" Just for all those BSD advocates out there.. if BSD is so much more superior than Linux, how come someone bothered to make Linux binaries executable on FreeBSD? -Tony +------------------------------------------------------------+ Anthony Kueh Department of Computer Sciences kueh@uiuc.edu Univ. of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. -- Abraham Lincoln +------------------------------------------------------------+