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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: ELF and dynamic loading (Re: 386BSD vs Linux)
Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.linux.misc
Date: 11 Nov 1994 18:43:32 GMT
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In-reply-to: hjl@nynexst.com's message of 11 Nov 1994 04:02:46 GMT
In article <39uqd6$5uq@news.nynexst.com> hjl@nynexst.com (H.J. Lu) writes:
Peter Caffin (ptcaffin@uniwa.uwa.edu.au) wrote:
: I'm thinking of setting up a network of 386s, with a large number of
: external modem lines. At this stage, I'm undecided between 386BSD and
: Linux.
[he asks for relative strengths and weaknesses...]
If you care about the software development, maybe Linux has an
edge over xxxBSD. We are finishing the ELF and dynamic loading
Arrrgh... please leave ignorant suggestions at home.
If you *care* about software development, all three systems have very
dedicated teams of developers, and all have excellent sets of
development tools.
I'm not sure exactly what you're referring to by "dynamic loading".
Both NetBSD and FreeBSD have had dynamic run-time linking for over a
year now.
If you want to find the best system for you, try all three and see
which feels best to you. Questions like this just spawn more
flamage... If you have specific questions about specific features
(does XXX do this?), you will probably get constructive answers.
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com michaelv@iastate.edu
Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x for PC/Mac/Amiga/etc.
Working NetBSD ports: 386+PC, Mac, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4c, PC532
In progress: DEC pmax (MIPS R2k/3k), VAX, Sun4m
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