* Peter Jeremy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [990804 01:13]:
> Jordan recently mentioned "Wonderful World of Linux 2.4 (Second
> Edition)" <http://features.linuxtoday.com/stories/8191.html>.
>
> This article makes the statement "Linux is still the only operating
> system completely compatible with the IPv4 specification", which is
> further expanded in a followup article by <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> <http://features.linuxtoday.com/talkback/29410.html>.
>
> Does anyone know what Joe and Soren are talking about here? I was
> under the impression that BSD (probably 4.3BSD) was the Reference
> Implementation for IPv4. Where does FreeBSD differ from the relevant
> RFCs?
I think that Linux is not fully compliant. Mayhaps it is nowadays, but
the last time I delved around there were some problems regarding ARP,
some ICMP [which was recently fixed IIRC] and a few others which I
cannot remember from the top of my head though...
I think some other people in here might elaborate some more.
The point with the RFC's are the MAY, SHOULD and MUST keywords. One can
be fully compatible and yet miss a lot of features. Oh wait, we're
talking Linux here. Hmm, then the features will be present.
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The BSD Programmer's Documentation Project <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>
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