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From: smace@nyx.cs.du.edu (Scott Mace)
Subject: Re: 386BSD vs Linux
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It is really impossible to compare linux and 386bsd, they are completely
different.  386bsd is more network related and linux is more user
related.  They virtual console in linux are an example.  Here are a
couple of pros and cons:

Linux:
pros:
shared libraries, the best feature linux has going for it.
virtual consoles.
frequent updates: almost a con because they happen too FAST
conserves memory.
good integration into DOS.  easy access to dos harddrives

cons:
SLOW filesystem.  under linux I got about 500K/sec under 386bsd I get
1200K/sec
Bad kernel patching mechanism.  just a context diff....
Poor networking performance, it was written from scratch so some credit
is due.
No standardized source tree.  make patches hard.

386bsd:
pros:
full networking support. 
fast file system
better suited for multiuser operation
IMHO more stable
commendable patching mechanism
standardized ftp sites.
easy to port things.
more complete unix system.

cons:
hogs memory
large amount of disk are used.
hard to use in conjuction with dos. (will change once pcfs is in)

Scott Mace
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