On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Michael Schreckenbauer wrote: >> >> Am Freitag, 9. September 2011, 19:24:06 schrieb pk: >>> >>> On 2011-09-09 10:53, Dale wrote: >>>> >>>> Can I slap whoever started this? The more I think on this, the worse it >>> >>> Yes Dale, you have my permission! And while you're at it, slap him from >>> me too! ;-) >>> >>> It _may_ be this guy that's responsible for this crap: >>> http://linuxplumbersconf.org/ocw/users/58 >>> >>> Also: >>> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hotplug.devel/16994 >> >> OMG! >> What a mess. udev treats all exit-codes except 0 the same. >> That's so bad, I have no words for it. >> Definitely not a developer I trust to do things the right way. >> >>> PS. If things go "tits up" you may want to have a look at FreeBSD (or >>> some other BSD). I'm quite sure they wouldn't put up with crap like >>> this... I know I will investigate my options at least. >> >> Agree, FreeBSD is really a fine OS. >> >>> Best regards >>> Peter K >> >> Thanks for the links, >> regards, >> Michael >> > > I know one thing, BSD is secure as heck. I installed it once on a old rig > and typed the password in wrong during setup. I never could get into that > thing again. I had to start over. lol That is why I chose Linux in > general. I want something that is secure enough that I don't have to worry > about some script kiddie messing with me. > > BSD is one option I will be looking into if I move from Gentoo. After all, > they are fairly close maybe even a step up. Especially now.
Doesn't Gentoo have a BSD target? The problem here is with udev, which doesn't apply to BSD, AFAIK. Gentoo/BSD might be a good direction to go. Also, where does FreeBSD's kernel stand, with respect to device drivers? -- :wq
