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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.development:2617 comp.os.linux.development:17540 comp.unix.bsd:15094 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.linux.development,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!sgiblab!pacbell.com!amdahl!netcomsv!netcom.com!jmonroy From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) Subject: Re: We a FAQ: Linux vs. *BSD!!! Message-ID: <jmonroyCxqFM2.Gsu@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <jmonroyCxLro2.IF6@netcom.com> <JKH.94Oct13042845@freefall.cdrom.com> <37mflh$f6s@unix1.cc.uop.edu> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 20:58:49 GMT Lines: 55 Ken Hughes (hughes@napa.eng.uop.edu) wrote: : Jordan K. Hubbard (jkh@freefall.cdrom.com) wrote: : : In article <jmonroyCxLro2.IF6@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: : : This is a weekly question. : : More often than not, we get into a flame war : : on this. Let's stop this silliness!!! : : The only way we're going to stop this silliness is to simply start : : ignoring the querants. If someone asks "Which is better? Which is : : better?", jumping up and down all the while, and everybody just flat : : out _ignores_ the question and goes about their business as if nothing : : happened, folks will eventually get the point and stop asking. : : Consider carefully: It's not the questions that start the bloody flame : : wars, it's everyone's pathetic attempts to answer! "Well, xxx is : : better because of yyy.." "No it's not!" "Yes it is, you moron! Just : : look at blah blah blah!" "Well, you're a complete idiot who obviously : : wouldn't know an operating system if it bit you - yyy is _obviously_ : : better because bleh bleh bleh!". And so downhill it goes from there. : : :: [deleted counter arguement] :: : : 386BSD-1.0", so please don't start THAT thread again either). IMHO, the : only chance for resolving this issue would be for someone to sit down and : compile a list of features that shows which OS has what and which doesn't. : This is another good idea. A list of features.. is always asked for. : However, there's little hope of keeping this list up to date give the state : of change of each OS, unless someone is willing to form a team for this : purpose. : I disagree, Dave Burgess did a great job on the "NET/2 *BSD" FAQ, so I believe an appropriate person should be nearby. I'm not saying Dave should do it (he's to busy), but I can bet there such a person available.... a neutral to alll parties. : I wonder how the Windows-DOS-OS/2 people react to these questions? Does : anyone ever ask over in those groups? Or is everyone there resigned to the : fact that OS/2 is best or Windows is best or Chicago/Windows 95 will be best : or that they're all SOL? :-) : Good point. Should we extend the discussion to the other groups? Do I hear a Yeah on this call? -- Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com Zebra Research /386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation ___________________________________________________________________________