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Garfinkel Blasts Linux in Favor of BSDs
howardjp writes "Computerworld is running an article by Simson Garfinkel. In it, Garfinkel effectively blasts Linux and the Linux development model in favor of the BSDs and their development model. It is nice to see the BSDs getting the respect and press they have deserved for so long."
I use Linux and OpenBSD. As a matter of fact I just upgraded to OpenBSD 2.6. I don't think there's any need to blast Linux's dev style or what not, though. There's a need for both, and plenty of room for all.
Whats the point of yelling at eachother?
I don't think "The BSD developers have had different motivations" than Linux developers. We all just want software that doesn't suck, right?
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Check out this cool OpenBSD T-shirt, a shirt any Linux user would be proud to wear.
I've been using OpenBSD for about half a year now, both 2.5 and the relatively new 2.6. I find it much faster than and linux dist. How many OS'es come pre-installed with crypto AND ssh? OpenBSD....and....thats it! The only features i would like to see implemented are support for mounting smb shares (namely SMBFS in the kernal) and SMP support.
I also have FreeBSD 3.4 on another machine and it runs quite well too. Maybe if i wanted every possible service running post-install and a lack of security as well as having the fun of applying the root exploit patch of the week...I would run RedHat. enough said
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How many times do we have to have this argument on slashdot/Usenet/lists/wherever... we all have the same objective, and we all have different tastes. If people want to use Linux, that's upto them, and likewise with BSD
Both options are better than an NT/closed-source solution... why can't we all just admit we're happy with what we are, and the OS is suited to what we do?
We'd all be far more productive if we stopped arguing... personally, I'm getting tired of the arguments on slashdot between BSD and Linux. If you don't know which is best for you already, use Redhat - it's simpler to install... if you are an admin of a multi-server, high-availability, high-performance site, then you should have the qualifications and resources to DO THE RESEARCH YOURSELF!!!!!
Can we all stop arguing now please?
I've read the linked article twice, and I just can't see how anyone would consider it a "Blast" at Linux or the Linux development model. It's one thing to post pointers to controversial articles, but it's an entirely different thing to attempt to stir up flames with a misleading article header like this.
My respect for Roblimo, which generally has been pretty high, now has taken a serious downturn.
It is nice to see the BSDs getting the respect and press they have deserved for so long.
<RANT>What I am curious about is how Slashdot seems to secret away BSD articles in the BSD section that have equal merit as any Linux article that graces the main page. For example, the previous BSD-only articles announced 4.0-RC. At the same time, RedHat 6.2-beta was announced (within a day or so) and it graced the main page. Why wasn't 4.0-RC put up on the main page?
If Slashdot is "news for nerds" and "stuff that matters" shouldn't that news be weighted equally? Perhaps a "Linux" section is needed for articles about Linux that don't need to grace the main page. Maybe I should just ignore Slashdot and go read DDN instead. Ok, enough</RANT>
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