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How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

Posted Jun 1, 2011 14:46 UTC (Wed) by Pawlerson (guest, #74136)
In reply to: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux? by hmh
Parent article: How much GNU is there in GNU/Linux?

"The BSD userland is horrible IMO. The kernel, not so much. It lags behind Linux when it comes down to drivers, but for what it DOES support, it is sometimes superior."

I hope you didn't mean superior to Linux, because it lags behind in many other areas today. :)

"So yes, Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is actually very nice. When it works with all your hardware."

GNU userland makes a huge difference. I prefer to use APT rather than bsd ports. Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is much more appealing than FreeBSD and there's a much newer GCC, right?


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