Re: Request for comments

From: Chris (racerx_at_makeworld.com)
Date: 10/13/03

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    To: Jem Matzan <valour@herotale.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:00:05 -0500

    On Sunday 12 October 2003 09:42 pm, Chris wrote:
    > On Sunday 12 October 2003 09:09 pm, Jem Matzan wrote:
    > > I'm writing a review of FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE and part of the review
    > > entails outlining the significant differences between FreeBSD and
    > > GNU/Linux (in a general sense).
    > >
    > > These are the points that I plan on writing about:
    > >
    > > Development philosophy
    > > Development process
    > > Delivery and installation of ported programs and packages
    > > Cohesiveness of the kernel and the userland
    > > The licensing
    > >
    > > Most of these I can handle on my own, but I'd like to add some official
    > > comments from FreeBSD committers and contributors regarding development
    > > philosophy and process. Also if you feel that I've left out something
    > > important from the above list, please turn me on to it.
    > > Thanks for taking the time to respond to my request.
    >
    > I dunno - but it seems to me that if someone, or some entity is going to
    > write a review, the review is based on the reviewers experiance.
    >
    > to me, anything else would be considered hear-say, and really not a review
    > at all. More, an opinion from other sources. That being said, the sources
    > paraphrased would not represent a fair review in the othe camps eye.
    >
    > I might suggest simply doing a head to head eval of a distro of Linux, give
    > it 30 days, then do the same with FBSD. Then, and only then (in my eyes)
    > could you actually, and fairly write a review.

    ... and as a followup, more of the info you seek (in a general sense) is, and
    can be found on the FreeBSD site and a slew of other FreeBSD-dedicated sites
    via a Google search.

    Add another penny please.

    X 

    -- 
Best regards,
                 Chris
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