Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:44:28 -0500 From: Lonnie Cumberland <lonnie@outstep.com> To: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: MAC OS X connection to FreeBSD? Message-ID: <4558A0EC.2030103@outstep.com> In-Reply-To: <20061113160721.GA35576@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> References: <454E9F7B.5010105@outstep.com> <454F210C.9000602@outstep.com> <004001c70706$0d571ec0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <20061113143818.GA34908@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> <1648.129.6.99.176.1163430200.squirrel@mail.outstep.com> <20061113160721.GA35576@Grumpy.DynDNS.org>
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David Kelly wrote:
>On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 09:03:20AM -0600, Lonnie Cumberland wrote:
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>>I am still somewhat confused as I have been looking at FreeBSD which I
>>think is VERY good and have also recently been able to boot up the
>>OpenDarwin 7.2.1 as well, but never could get the Darwin 8.1 cdrom to
>>install.
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>If your desire is to purchase a commercially supported server then an
>Apple Xserve would be hard to beat. I think you misunderstand the
>purpose of Darwin and would be better served with FreeBSD.
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No, mostly we were just trying to look at the state of current
OpneSource OS's to try and get a feel for the advantages and
disadvantages of each type.
Also, not to be brash, but if I am missing the point of Darwin as you
say, then please help to clarify this for me as it is the fundamental
reason for this whole thread and I would really like to know what the
purpose are so that we can make informed judgments on FreeBSD and Darwin..
>>If I follow these messages correctly then it appears that FreeBSD is
>>just as good as Darwin although I had expected that the inclusion of
>>the CM kernel integrated with the FreeBSD kernel along with various
>>other improvements would have made the Darwin software better.
>>
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>I think you are spending too much time keeping score on minute details
>and not enough time on the big picture.
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Not really trying to keep score but again looking for the strengths and
weaknesses of FreeBSD vs Darwin
>>I would still like to do some more testing to get a better feel for
>>what Darwin can offer, but the bottom line is that all of these are
>>directly related to FreeBSD and are stable and fast compared to other
>>non-FreeBSD related OS's.
>>
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>Testing: good idea.
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This is always a good idea when evaluating technologies I think.
>Speed: the slowest machine is one that is down.
>
>Top-posting: Frowned upon among traditional technical communities.
>You'll get more out of these communities if you learn how to trim
>replies and insert your comments in the appropriate places.
>
>
thanks for correcting my accepted behavior on the mailing list and I
will try to improve in future posts.
Thanks and have a good day,
Lonnie T. Cumberland
OutStep Technologies Incorporated
Email: Lonnie@outstep.com
Lonnie_Cumberland@yahoo.com
"Open Source...... opening the doors for the future in the world of today...."
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