It seems that there are still quite a few people still using 5.2. I think this is a testament to the stability of Linux. I still think it to be somewhat inaccurate to be benchmarking against an older version of RedHat. If they're going to use RedHat 5.2, why don't they use WinNT 3.51?
With all the hype there was around the Mindcraft benchmarking of Linux vs. NT, I don't think there was ever a benchmark of FreeBSD vs. NT. I think this would be interesting to see, or even FreeBSD vs. Linux. Or maybe even a three-way competition! I wouldn't be surprised if FreeBSD outperformed both, or would at least give them a really good run for their money.
BTW, I'm a Linux user, but I don't think FreeBSD deserves the negative response it's gotten from the some of the Linux community. As much negativity as there has been about the Linux community's take on FreeBSD, I'm sure there are plenty of other Linux users such as myself that think that FreeBSD is a good thing.
It seems to me that many times, articles tend to focus on the negative instead of the positive. How about some press on positive feelings that Linux users have about FreeBSD??? Someone out there help me out!:)
-Jorge Sierra jasierra@netscape.net
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I think that the term "Open Source Journalism" makes a very interesting comparison to "Open Source Software." It is very similar on many different levels.
It seems to bring similar, mixed feelings from professional journalists as open source software brings to professional software coders. Some software companies have really gotten into the act of open source software, and love the idea. From having read the Wired article, it seems that some journalists seem to think it's a cool idea, and there is some real value there.
On the other hand, there are software companies that feel threatened by open source software, and see no future in it. There are many journalists that feel threatened very much in the same way by open source journalism. There are other negative views as well, such as software companies believing there is no future in open source software. (I think that perhaps these sort of views are to cover up the threat they feel.) I'm sure there are journalists that claim the same of open source journalism.
Maybe those that don't believe in Open source/journalism are very strong in sticking to the old saying, "nothing in life is free." I would say that the majority of those which subscribe to open source/journalism believe that there are a few things that are free.
Okay, sure, if you wanna get technical, someone has to pay for the bandwidth, the electricity, the hardware. However, the information is free. YOU, the END USER, don't have to pay one red cent directly to the journalist or open source programmer.
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Ok, does ANYONE that knows anything about technology work in the patent office??? How do ridiculous patents like this actually pass through?
It seems that there are still quite a few people still using 5.2. I think this is a testament to the stability of Linux. I still think it to be somewhat inaccurate to be benchmarking against an older version of RedHat. If they're going to use RedHat 5.2, why don't they use WinNT 3.51?
With all the hype there was around the Mindcraft benchmarking of Linux vs. NT, I don't think there was ever a benchmark of FreeBSD vs. NT. I think this would be interesting to see, or even FreeBSD vs. Linux. Or maybe even a three-way competition! I wouldn't be surprised if FreeBSD outperformed both, or would at least give them a really good run for their money.
:)
BTW, I'm a Linux user, but I don't think FreeBSD deserves the negative response it's gotten from the some of the Linux community. As much negativity as there has been about the Linux community's take on FreeBSD, I'm sure there are plenty of other Linux users such as myself that think that FreeBSD is a good thing.
It seems to me that many times, articles tend to focus on the negative instead of the positive. How about some press on positive feelings that Linux users have about FreeBSD??? Someone out there help me out!
-Jorge Sierra
jasierra@netscape.net
I think that the term "Open Source Journalism" makes a very interesting comparison to "Open Source Software." It is very similar on many different levels.
It seems to bring similar, mixed feelings from professional journalists as open source software brings to professional software coders. Some software companies have really gotten into the act of open source software, and love the idea. From having read the Wired article, it seems that some journalists seem to think it's a cool idea, and there is some real value there.
On the other hand, there are software companies that feel threatened by open source software, and see no future in it. There are many journalists that feel threatened very much in the same way by open source journalism. There are other negative views as well, such as software companies believing there is no future in open source software. (I think that perhaps these sort of views are to cover up the threat they feel.) I'm sure there are journalists that claim the same of open source journalism.
Maybe those that don't believe in Open source/journalism are very strong in sticking to the old saying, "nothing in life is free." I would say that the majority of those which subscribe to open source/journalism believe that there are a few things that are free.
Okay, sure, if you wanna get technical, someone has to pay for the bandwidth, the electricity, the hardware. However, the information is free. YOU, the END USER, don't have to pay one red cent directly to the journalist or open source programmer.
LOL
I noticed that as well.