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A Comparison of Solaris, Linux, and FreeBSD Kernel

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sibling-rivalry dept.

v1x writes "An article at OpenSolaris examines three of the basic subsystems of the kernel and compares implementation between Solaris 10, Linux 2.6, and FreeBSD 5.3. From the article: 'Solaris, FreeBSD, and Linux are obviously benefiting from each other. With Solaris going open source, I expect this to continue at a faster rate. My impression is that change is most rapid in Linux. The benefits of this are that new technology has a quick incorporation into the system.'"

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  1. Flavourful. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    " A Comparison of Solaris, Linux, and FreeBSD Kernel"

    One is crunchy, the other's chewy, and the last is malt flavoured.

  2. I was expecting a beefier article... by Improv · · Score: 5, Funny

    The article was a little bit short and without sufficient substance to be noteworthy on slashdot, I think.

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    1. Re:I was expecting a beefier article... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      you must be new here

    2. Re:I was expecting a beefier article... by elronxenu · · Score: 4, Funny

      You don't come here much anymore, do you?

  3. Re:wishfull thinking by level_headed_midwest · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's all in the source code that we all got about a year ago from W2K when it- gaah!

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  4. SCO Engineers Do It Best by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since they wrote the linux kernel, SCO engineers had a lot of skill and foresight to create such a great operating system.

    Don't say it isn't true - or our lawyers will be calling.

  5. WARNING! A hole in one. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "As most of us know, goatseFS is NOT a filesystem."

    GoatseFS is sort of the Roach Motel(TM) of filesystems. Your data checks in, and no one wants it back.

  6. Re:When will OSI licenses really start working? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    The system has been working very good.

    "very well".

    excellent, glad you agree

  7. Re:STFU CYRIC! by jericho4.0 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yes he posts a lot. Yes he sometimes states the obvious. On the other hand, he resonably often says something useful, can spell and construct sentences, and, as far as I know, is not waging a war as an anonymous coward against others. His OP above, even if he didn't mention b-trees, is still a true statment. I think I'd rather have him over for dinner than you.

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  8. Re:How much of Solaris has gone open source? by be-fan · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Bovine Scatalogical Pathology"? Given your comment, it seems you suffer from "Foot in Mouth Disease".

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