Re: BSD Fragmentation

On Wed, 1 Jul 2026 10:07:22 -0000 (UTC), Anthk GM wrote:

> On 2026-06-07, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> And yet Linux can manage more disciplined changes that don’t do
>> random things like break filesystem compatibility. This is why you
>> can have 300 different Linux distros that will interoperate more
>> freely than half a dozen BSD variants are able to manage.
>
> You are wrong there. With GNU/Linux it's always the same kernel.
> Every BSD has a different userland *and* kernel. They are different
> *operating systems* alltogether.

You are not refuting what I said, you are merely reinforcing my
point.

And all those different BSD variations are basically still addressing
the same sorts of applications -- desktop/workstation/server. Whereas
the single Linux kernel has found application in a much wider variety
of areas, like handheld and embedded devices, for example. Same
kernel. Same compatibility. No fragmentation.