Hi Basil , Great work ! regards Praseed Pai
--- On Mon, 9/27/10, Basil Kurian <[email protected]> wrote: From: Basil Kurian <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] BSD-GNU Differences (was Libre) To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 27, 2010, 1:42 PM Recently I started using(studying) BSD systems. In my experience there is not much difference in configuring BSD systems and Linux systems. But when comming to security, BSD systems definitely have a lot of advantages over Linux systems. I liked the Wheel user group thing in BSDs. The Ports system is the thing in FreeBSD which i like most. Next good thing is the Packet Filter in OpenBSD. I just documented everything which i find relevant in a wiki. I placing the link here. May be it will be useful for someone here http://wiki.basil-kurian.co.cc/index.php/FreeBSD_basics On 27 September 2010 21:32, Praveen A <[email protected]> wrote: 2010/9/27 Mahesh Aravind <[email protected]>: > How can the number of platforms can be directly proportional to the quality of > the operating system/kernel? At times some assumptions made based on one architecture alone can introduce bugs in the software. Many time writing portable code improves quality of the code. >> 11) The problems caused by signing an NDA and which community? BSD or >> LInux does that > > I still don't get why BSDs are whining when Linux get a GPL'd driver (at > whatever cost) which they couldn't achieve in their so called 40-years+ of > "ancestry"?? Do you know the story of the famous laser printer at MIT lab, which RMS keeps telling? > Whatever links you post are from a pro-BSD or BSD sites. People post > differentiated opinions elsewhere. Pro-Linux/Pro-GNU sites are bashing BSDs. > Half-empty-half-full glass? Caveat User! There is a difference between pro-BSD and BSD developers. -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as they follow the rules: laws and constitution. _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected] -- Regards Basil Kurian Web page : http://basil.co.nr Please do not print this e-mail unless it is absolutely necessary. SAVE PAPER. Protect the environment. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
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