I run FreeBSD on my servers and Linux on my desktops and have for over 5
years. I ran FreeBSD before I ever ran Linux and have recently switched to
using Mandrake as my primary Linux distribution.
FreeBSD and Linux are very different animals. We could spend the better
part of several years deciding which is better, but it basically comes down
to the Holy Wars of the 80's and 90's between the BSD and SysV folks.
I humbly submit that they are both great OSes with differing aims,
distribution and development models.
-Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannon Matteson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Cooker] BSD Kernel + Mandrake
> Joshman, I heartily agree that the BSD is currently more scalable, but
> the point of (or one of the points of) Linux Mandrake is ease of use,
> and to switch kernels would be so huge a setback for the distro that you
> might as well start at 1.0. It would indeed be a step backwards, not
> only for the developers of LM, but for consistency and probably ease of
> use, as well. Of course, I am far from an expert, so I am quite
> possibly wrong.
>
> Sure, *BSD is more stable. But Linux and *BSD are separate for a
> reason, methinks. If you like *BSD, then use *BSD! If you wanna use
> both, use VMWare!
>
> Shannon
>
>
> josh mann wrote:
> >
> > Don't be so closed minded. The bsd kernel is more scalable than linux
has
> > ever been. a step back? not necessaraly. a leap forward in the server
> > market. although not everyone will have a use for it, it would support
what
> > linux is all about: freedom.
> > -joshmann
>
