Re: BSD Fragmentation

On 2026-07-01, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.

OpenBSD takes integration and correctness seriously; FreebSD compared
to that it's a nightmare of unconnected different, incompatible
firewalls, daemons and whatnot.