Talk:BSD
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The BSDi reference needs to be cleaned up I'm sure.. background info etc etc.. especially some fleshing out on the timelines of the various BSD distros needs to be done. I'm out of my element on this one. I'd love to see a proper comparison done between the various distros, as I've found the topic confusing to even research. -- rack
"One of the other key differences with Linux is that BSD does not try to include all the latest features, and focuses more on security and being bug-free."
Although Linux is only a kernel, and BSD is a full OS with additional software, where is it based on that the Linux kernel rather wants features then beeing secure or bug-free? -- dpi
- It's the ethic. Follow LKML and follow one of the BSD kernel mailing lists, and the discussion is quite different. LKML has frenetic little moments of saying we need to add this and that and so and so wants to commit support for this and that... The BSD lists are generally quieter and most of the discussion involves around improving what's already in there, not adding new stuff. Of course ALL operating systems would like to be secure and bug-free, the question is if that's the real focus or not. BSD advances a lot slower, but you can be sure that when it does advance it's like a monolith, rock-steady and hardcore. -- Amw
- Would you care to state actual proof with your statement? Why, according to your philosophy, doesn't Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) aim at rock-steadiness? -dpi
I don't have any proof but I can concur from what I know about the two systems' design philosophy. In particular, OpenBSD focuses very much on being bug-free. Historically, so does Debian, although I understand they've ramped up their efforts as their behind in features to Red Hat and others. BSD as a whole is older than Linux and less interested in being able to connect to other systems. So, if a chart could be created:
OpenBSD
Debian
Red Hat
Stable and Low features
vs
Feature rich and less stable
I don't know if Debian is closer to Red Hat or closer to OpenBSD but its definitely somewhere in the middle. Webfork
