Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 05:19:14 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@iquest.net> To: hamellr@dsinw.com (rick hamell) Cc: unknown@riverstyx.net, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD: The Storage Wars Message-ID: <199903261019.FAA00733@y.dyson.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990325194449.25025G-100000@dsinw.com> from rick hamell at "Mar 25, 99 07:48:34 pm"
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rick hamell said: > > > > problem if you want to have an image of a DVD on you ext2-partition.... > > > FreeBSD has not such a low limit, IIRC > > > > Linux-Alpha doesn't have the 2 gig problem, and the 2.2 series does have > > patches available to go past the 2 gig limit. > > Which is why I personally don't like Linux. It seems that you're > always loading patches to fix little problems. :) Granted FreeBSD has > patches too. But when was the last time you needed a patch? :) Anyways, > isn't the Linux patch still limited to 8 gigs or so? > IMO, it is *silly* that Linux doesn't support large files correctly. If it doesn't support large files on an X86, then it doesn't support large files. There was alot of pressure from the user and developer base when FreeBSD didn't properly support large files, and I am surprised that either the Linux base hasn't pressured for proper support for large files, or the Linux developers can't figure out how to do it. (I sure hope that it isn't arrogance on their part that it isn't "needed.") -- John | Never try to teach a pig to sing, dyson@iquest.net | it makes one look stupid jdyson@nc.com | and it irritates the pig. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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