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flap:
quote:I don't understand why so many people say:
"Linux is only a kernel". A kernel is the most important piece of an OS.
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Well they say that because Linux is only a kernel. Wether or not it's the "most important part of an OS" is debatable, but even if that's true it doesn't really make a difference. It's like saying that the most important part of a plane is the engine, so you should call a Boeing a Rolls Royce.
quote:Why do I like GNU/Linux more than BSD, BeOS, ...?
Cause I find the Linux kernel better than the others.
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What about Linux do you prefer to the BSD kernel? I'm not suggesting that's not a sensible statement, I'm just wondering what it is that you find better.
preacher:
You know what you are 100% right. We all should stop using linux and use FreeBSD, because it is superior in everyway.
Do not try and make the suggestion that linux could possibly be better than anything else. So far everyone agrees that it goes like this.
1. MacOS X The almighty God and Best OS ever made
2. Old MacOS Former king dethrowned by itself
3. BeOS
4. FreeBSD
5. Microsoft Windows 2000 I dont like it but everyone else does
6. Microsoft Windows XP
7. Windows 9x
8. Linux - All versions
9. Dos Windows 3.1
This is what you believe so there it is. By the way if anyone believes any other OS is superior to linux just tell me and ill add it.
[ November 11, 2003: Message edited by: ThePreacher ]
preacher:
quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:
Isn't that one of the major POINTS of open source? And as far as I know, there was no specific plan to port Linux to the PPC at the time of its creation either.
Edit: By the way, Debian isn't even specific to Linux. Check the link you sent me. Debian supports GNU Hurd and yes, FreeBSD as well.
[ November 11, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
[ November 11, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
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Laukev you are right and Im wrong, Ive given up on linux and Im writing this from my new operating system. Its called EROS. It kicks the ass of BeOS, FreeBSD, MAcOS, hell everything.
Check out the website. It was last updated in 2001 but they will get a version out soon.
http://www.eros-os.org/
[ November 11, 2003: Message edited by: ThePreacher ]
insomnia:
quote:Well they say that because Linux is only a kernel.
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You know what I mean. (Why do people keep using that as a negative argument?)
quote:What about Linux do you prefer to the BSD kernel? I'm not suggesting that's not a sensible statement, I'm just wondering what it is that you find better.
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*Even though they're both monolistic (I don't like microkernels.), Linux is more flexible (modules support, different LWP, ...)
*All parts of the Linux kernel are free, making them more customizible.
*Better compatibility with other systems.
*Better hardware support.
*It runs on very old systems(I still have a lot of them).
*Linux has the best community support.
...and I just find it more fun to use...
flap:
quote:You know what I mean. (Why do people keep using that as a negative argument?)
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It's because when people continually call the system "Linux" they're both not giving proper credit to the people who wrote most of the system and came up with the idea of producing a Free OS in the first place, and also more importantly they're not publicising the ideals of the GNU project. Personally I agree that it's awkward to call it "GNU slash Linux" so I'd much rather just call it GNU.
quote:All parts of the Linux kernel are free
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All parts of the *BSD kernels are free as well, as far as I'm aware.
quote:It runs on very old systems
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Again, true for BSD.
quote:Better compatibility with other systems.
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What do you mean by that?
quote:Better hardware support.
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BSD-based systems run on as many different architectures as Linux-based ones.
I'm not really disagreeing with you here, just trying to find out what you mean. Personally I also prefer to use a Linux-based OS because it's the simplest/best-supported way I can use a GNU system.
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