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From: peter@citylink.dinoex.sub.org (Peter Much)
Subject: Re: Why isn't NetBSD popular?
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References: <DDACyE.CBt@seas.ucla.edu> <VIXIE.95Aug14011302@wisdom.home.vix.com> <40n2im$37n@dyson.iquest.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 14:41:01 GMT
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In article <40n2im$37n@dyson.iquest.net>,
John S. Dyson <root@dyson.iquest.net> wrote:
>In article <VIXIE.95Aug14011302@wisdom.home.vix.com>,
>Paul A Vixie <vixie@wisdom.home.vix.com> wrote:
>>> I'm posting this message to all appropriate newsgroups. I'm
>>>interested in hearing what makes FreeBSD and Linux much more popular than
>>>NetBSD.
>>
>>NetBSD is quite popular among the folks who used raw 4BSD from CSRG and thought
>>it was exactly what an operating system should be.
>>
>>FreeBSD and Linux are quite popular among the folks who used SCO or MiXinu
>>and thought that operating systems ought not to be wizard-specific.
>
>Very interesting... That analysis is quite correct since I came from an
>SVRx background!!! Since almost every SVRx(2<=4) was practically a totally
>different OS, I guess that FreeBSD is SVR5 :-) ? (I don't know who I am
>insulting: SVRx or FreeBSD :-).)
Hm, well... I don't get that feeling. I don't even see much difference
between BSD's and SysV's. Alright, I consider mainly the kernel-stuff
and some programs in /bin as the OS, and everything else can be written,
re-written or configured... and the compiler comes from Gnu, nowadays...
From that point, NetBSD and FreeBSD become very similar - both have the
"true Unix feeling", while Linux is noticeable something else, let's say
"nearly Unix feeling".
This machine will boot all three of them, but most things I do with NetBSD -
there is not so much Barock and make-up around, and i get faster to the
point of running my own programs; which it does, perfectly (the others too).
So i think NetBSD is the best choice for people who already know Unix,
and know what they want - and they will get what they want. And that might
also be the reason why there is not so much discussion about NetBSD - these
people with kind of a "purist" aproach will not ask around a lot, but will
install what they need, run it, and be satisfied.
So, it's simply GREAT that all these approaches do exist, and surely there
is no real need to debate which one is "better". (Although I'm curious
about what will make the Unix-newbie's race: FreeBSD or Linux...)
BTW: Does the "counter" still exist? We should tell people more often to
register there...
Peter
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