Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 12:54:19 -0500 From: Erik Sabowski <airyk@7521.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: ytwok_karate@hotmail.com Subject: Re: freebsd curiosity Message-ID: <200301111254.19553.airyk@7521.net> In-Reply-To: <20030110070441.N31332-100000@small.pukruppa.de> References: <20030110070441.N31332-100000@small.pukruppa.de>
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> On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, James Hicks wrote: > require any kind of defrag? I was told by my UNIX instructor that > freebsd had hardware recognition trouble. Is this true and if so has it > been fixed? of the 3 or 4 linux distros I have experience with, one 1 has not require= d me=20 to manually add a device driver or two. despite the lack of "prettyness" = of=20 freebsd's installer, I find freebsd to be by far quicker and easier to=20 install. I have also found that freebsd's ports are easier to install and= =20 maintain that linux's rpms. > to use freebsd. What is the problem that I'm hearing that linux has? Do > you believe the berkeley system to have code that has better stability > than the GNU systems? I look forward to your reply. Thanks you aren't really going to get a truly partial answer to that question on= this=20 mailing list, I think just about everyone will tell you that freebsd wins= in=20 the stability department. but in all my dealings with linux, i never once= =20 heard someone say linux was more stable than freebsd :) erik To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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