Re: BSD Fragmentation
Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
|---|---|
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:19:03 -0000 (UTC), Anthk GM wrote: > 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. >> >> 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. And there you see, there is no unity even among BSD supporters. The fragmentation and lack of interoperability even extends to their user base.