Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:13:06 +0200 (CEST) From: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@nask.pl> To: chad@dcfinc.com Cc: Chris Avis <c.avis@rama.com.au>, linux-embedded@waste.org, freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809160900290.17001-100000@korin.warman.org.pl> In-Reply-To: <199809160430.VAA18189@freebie.dcfinc.com>
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On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Chad R. Larson wrote:
> > I have been using Redhat Linux for some time and will admit
> > that I sometimes get confused with the different variants of
> > Linux and the different ways things are done (e.g. Caldera).
> > In this respect the FreeBSD solution is extremely well
> > documented in the "FreeBSD Handbook".
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions ?
>
> I have run both Linux and FreeBSD systems for a couple of years.
>
> My opinion (the only one I'm qualified to offer) is that FreeBSD is
> =very= much better in unity of the package, and generally from the view
> of someone who wants to use the system in a production environment.
>
> Linux, on the other hand, leads if you're looking for bleeding-edge
> (like device drivers for the latest-n-greatest sound card) or are
> concerned with POSIX compatibility.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Hmm... that's not to say that FreeBSD is not concerned with being POSIX
compliant :-) 3.0-RELEASE is _very_ close to the latest published
standards.
As for the original question: I'd say that both projects are pretty young,
and I think you should choose what suits you best :-)). I don't know the
folks behind the Linux project, but I'll keep trying to develop PicoBSD,
so that it's easy to use in embedded products, and at the same time it's
very close to the normal FreeBSD environment (unlike the ELKS project).
Also, my personal opinion is that it's much easier to use FreeBSD in
commercial situations, because GPL requires you to publish your kernel
modifications, which is bad. You don't have this problem with FreeBSD (see
commercial examples of Whistle's InterJet and www.gta.com GnatBox).
And, as an incentive for you :-)) - there is almost ready the native
FreeBSD driver for M-Systems DiskOnChip flash...
Andrzej Bialecki
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