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Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems (eWeek)

Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems (eWeek)

Posted Nov 27, 2003 23:20 UTC (Thu) by katsklaw (guest, #15643)
In reply to: Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems (eWeek) by davidl
Parent article: Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems (eWeek)

Actually there is alot more difference between BSD and Linux than you realize.

Different kernels all together (not to mention compilation).
BSD is Unix not Linux
having packages for "Linux compatability" is a good indication that they aren't
"nearly identical"
hundreds of commands that are in BSD and not Linux and vice versa.

As with all things, even "diversity" can be a bad thing, especially in the presence
of lack of communication.

It doesn't matter which version of BSD I refer to, even though they are different
amongst themselves. For the generalistic approach of my point they are one in
the same.


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