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testing

2004-01-29, 1:40 am

Hi,
Can u give me a idea , what is the main difference between Linux and
BSD operating systems.And which OS(Linux or BSD) u think is the
robustest

Thank you
Steven Schneider

2004-01-29, 1:40 am

testing <info@zoellner.com>:
quote:

> Hi,
> Can u give me a idea , what is the main difference between Linux and
> BSD operating systems.



For an outline of their respective lineages check out

http://www.levenez.com/unix/history.html

Googling a bit (google is your friend) also brought up this article

http://www.daemonnews.org/200006/dadvocate.html

You'll have to scroll down a bit to get to the appropriate heading.
Keep in mind this is Daemonnews and they're mainly a *BSD
newsletter. So while I think that it does a pretty good job, others
may find it biased.

For anything else I'd advise google, google, and google. :-)
quote:

> And which OS(Linux or BSD) u think is the
> robustest
>


Hey, are you trying to start a flame war? :-) Seriously, I have my
opinion, but that's all I consider it to be. A question like that
is bound to get some zealots from either camp crawling out of the
woodwork.

As far as my "opinion" goes, I think the BSD's are more robust, but
your milage may vary. (Bear in mind, most of my experience in the
world of unix is in BSD.) :-)

--
W. Steven Schneider <steven_schneider@telus.net>
nospam

2004-01-29, 3:37 am

BSD with regards unix can mean at least three things a BSD user experience,
BSD Administration and a kernel based on BSD code.

I'm of BSD birth so that's my preferred mode of operation. That means I type
ps ax If I was a SYSV'r I'd type ps -ef. I prefer many things that came from
BSD.
Its kind of a silly question to ask which is better BSD or Linux.
Personally I think Linux sucks. It never was a good kernel for
multi-user/multi processor work. This has kind of changed with a lot of
work. But Linux still suffers from too many good ideas.
For instance there is nothing that makes Linux better than
NetBSD/FreeBSD/OpenBSD and in many ways its worse. Its just become a
popularised buzz word.

Just my opinion


mark.

David Magda

2004-01-29, 11:34 am

info@zoellner.com (testing) writes:
quote:

> Can u give me a idea , what is the main difference between Linux



A rant by one particular individual:

http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullerm.../bsd4linux1.php

quote:

> and BSD operating systems.And which OS(Linux or BSD) u think is the
> robustest



The price of both is $0. Try both and see which ever one is more
appropriate for your needs. If you know someone who's using one it
will probably be better to follow their lead: that way you have
someone to call on for help.

--
David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>, http://www.magda.ca/
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI
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