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Date:      Sat, 27 Mar 1999 13:16:53 -0700
From:      Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net>
To:        Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD: The Storage Wars
Message-ID:  <36FD3CB5.946C1EBA@thuntek.net>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.04.9903260240260.19209-100000@hades.riverstyx.net> <199903261129.GAA08569@dyson.iquest.net> <19990327134301.A5863@netmonger.net>

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Christopher Masto wrote:
> Working threads?  NFS?
> 
> I have nothing but FreeBSD on my machines, but I often hear the
> comment that someone chose or went back to Linux because it has more
> "support" for various things.  And lately the amount of software I
> can't build because it relies on threads is growing.  (I think we've
> "copied" Linux's implementation somewhere, but it doesn't seem to
> be in the standard distribution.. sound familiar?)
> 
My understanding is that our NFS is far superior to Linux'.

> I'm not advocating Linux, but I don't think we should be saying things
> that make us look hypocritical.
>
My tack will be to play up our strengths, and encourage -- and embarass
privately -- our guys to fix our weaknesses. You won't hear the words
Linux or Microsoft very often any more from my lips, except with respect
for what they are, but _what_ I promote in our OS will sure make them
squirm. =8-D
-- 
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