Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:14:23 -0400 From: Bob Hall <rjhjr@cox.net> To: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Top behavior differences Message-ID: <20060911021423.GA51888@kongemord.krig.net> In-Reply-To: <20060910220404.GB11266@teddy.fas.com> References: <20060910125631.GA29818@teddy.fas.com> <20060910155704.GA49622@kongemord.krig.net> <20060910220404.GB11266@teddy.fas.com>
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On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 06:04:04PM -0400, stan wrote: > On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:57:05AM -0400, Bob Hall wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 08:56:31AM -0400, stan wrote: > > > Can someone explain to me why top's handling of multi processor > > > status display is different on FreeBSD, than it is on Linux? > > > > Open source started with the concept of individuals hacking the source > > code to get the features they want. The commericial ideal of users paying > > for features they want was replaced by the ideal of users doing the work > > to create the features they want. Open source has evolved into the > > concept of many users getting a free ride as a relatively small number > > of open source programmers do the work for them, without pay. > > > > Possible reasons why open source software X doesn't have feature Y: > > > -- Long discussion of open source philosophy dleted --- > > Once upon a time, when people posted on lists like this, they got > well reasoned technical answers. They did if they asked for technical answers. What you actually asked, if you'll read your own e-mail, is why FBSD doesn't display the information the way Linux does.
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