Request for comments

[Chris]

On Sunday 12 October 2003 09:42 pm, Chris wrote:
> On Sunday 12 October 2003 09:09 pm, Jem Matzan wrote:
> > 	I'm writing a review of FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE and part of the review
> > entails outlining the significant differences between FreeBSD and
> > GNU/Linux (in a general sense).
> >
> > These are the points that I plan on writing about:
> >
> > Development philosophy
> > Development process
> > Delivery and installation of ported programs and packages
> > Cohesiveness of the kernel and the userland
> > The licensing
> >
> > 	Most of these I can handle on my own, but I'd like to add some official
> > comments from FreeBSD committers and contributors regarding development
> > philosophy and process. Also if you feel that I've left out something
> > important from the above list, please turn me on to it.
> > 	Thanks for taking the time to respond to my request.
>
> I dunno - but it seems to me that if someone, or some entity is going to
> write a review, the review is based on the reviewers experiance.
>
> to me, anything else would be considered hear-say, and really not a review
> at all. More, an opinion from other sources. That being said, the sources
> paraphrased would not represent a fair review in the othe camps eye.
>
> I might suggest simply doing a head to head eval of a distro of Linux, give
> it 30 days, then do the same with FBSD. Then, and only then (in my eyes)
> could you actually, and fairly write a review.

... and as a followup, more of the info you seek (in a general sense) is, and 
can be found on the FreeBSD site and a slew of other FreeBSD-dedicated sites 
via a Google search.

Add another penny please.

X


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Best regards,
                 Chris
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