Re: *BSD

["L. V. Lammert" <lvl@omnitec.net>]

At 06:58 PM 3/11/2004, you wrote:

>Jonathan, what exactly is it about *BSD that makes it, for your needs,
>superior to Linux?  What does it do that Linux can't do (or can't do
>as well)?

One other, highly esoteric, reason that *BSDs are better than Linux - as 
*BSDs are based on original BSD 4.4 code, SCO has nothing to do with them 
<g>! Also, with OS-X and original Windows code based on BSD, BSD's lineage 
is a tad more robust.

*BSD communities are also more 'tight knit', with access to core developers 
just an email away (beware of getting flames, however, .. be SURE to do 
your homework first).

We're OpenBSD supporters here, .. use it for all our servers. Haven't tried 
a desktop yet, however, but there are a number of folks that seem to be 
using by traffic on the lists.

One downside of *BSDs, however, is a lack of 'glitz & glitter'; e.g. 
support for 64 bit processors is just now finding it's way into OBSD 3.5, 
.. and MP support is nowhere to be seen. Doesn't mean anything to us, but 
it might to others.

         Lee

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    Leland V. Lammert                                lvl@omnitec.net
       Chief Scientist                         Omnitec Corporation
   Network/Internet Consultants              www.omnitec.net
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