Re: Linux vs FreeBSD vs SCO

From: Bill Vermillion (bv_at_wjv.com)
Date: 05/27/05

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    In article <119e3au48aake08@corp.supernews.com>,
    John Schmidt <js@radix.net> wrote:
    >Tony Lawrence wrote:
    >
    >> First, the "ps" issue is more complicated than it first appears. See
    >> http://aplawrence.com/Blog/B1011.html and
    >> http://aplawrence.com/Blog/B1012.html

    >It's entirely possible I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure (how's
    >*that* for a CYA statement) unconditionally accepting "-" for
    >arguments is required for a POSIX compliant ps.

    That is probably true. The FreeBSD does try for as much POSIX
    compliance as possible.

    >> You quoted "Linux is for MS haters. FreeBSD is for Unix
    >> lovers". I don't disagree with that, but I do remind you that
    >> the second group is very, very small indeed.

    >I find more zealotry than is needed in both camps. As I'm in this
    >business longer and longer though, I've become a bit more jaded. I
    >simply want to use the tools (hardware platform, OS, development
    >environment, etc.) that make *my* life easiest. I'm not out to change
    >the computing industry. I do confess to being an MS basher, though...

    I've noted that in the past the BSD groups never ranted/raved about
    superiority, etc. That has changed too. It's usually and older
    crowd there - people who have been computing longer.

    Bill 

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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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