Comparing Linux and BSD, Diplomatically 448
Joe Barr writes "Talk about a red-button issue. How do you compare Linux and the BSDs and keep the debate from turning into a friendly-fire flame-fest nightmare between bigots on both sides of the line? Linus Torvalds once handled a similar situation by wearing a BSD beanie at USENIX while delivering a Linux talk. Now he tries it again in this interview on NewsForge ."
Comparison (Score:5, Funny)
come on (Score:5, Funny)
Linux or BSD? I don't care... (Score:5, Funny)
Linux or BSD? I don't care...
As long as you use vi (and not Emacs).
Re:my black t-shirt can beat up your black t-shirt (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The gist of Linus's reply (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Linux or BSD? I don't care... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Short Summary (Score:3, Funny)
I'm not prejudiced, but... (Score:1, Funny)
Easy. (Score:5, Funny)
Purchase 1x Tux Plushie, 1x Daemon Plushie, fill them both with audio tapes of associated OS zealot's verbal spew, put them down and press play. Whichever one's batteries run out first wins the debate.
Simple, no?
How, easy .... (Score:1, Funny)
How, easy. You just simply acknowledge the superiority of BSD up front and get that out of the way first. The following conversations go a lot smoother then
ducks and runs for cover
Really Simple (Score:4, Funny)
This is easy. Linux is cool because it has an X in it. Everyone knows Xs are cool. (Of course, Linux would be cooler if they capitalized the X, but that's a minor point.)
On the other hand, BSD is cool because it has a hot chick [freebsd.org].
Both are valid attributes and neither side should feel bad.
Re:The gist of Linus's reply (Score:5, Funny)
next you'llbe telling me emacs is better than vi.
Re:The gist of Linus's reply (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Linux or BSD? I don't care... (Score:5, Funny)
You didn't hear me. What I said was in parenthesis (Score:5, Funny)
Wow. Amazing. Linus has managed to speak to another human being in paranthesis. What happened here, was he talking one minute verbally and then transmitted his thoughts to the interviewer through some Jedi'ish mind trick?
I knew Torvalds had to be an alien. I just knew it.
Re:In short: (Score:3, Funny)
"The world simply isn't black-and-white, and I recognize a lot of grayness. I often find black-and-white people a bit stupid, truth be told."
Basically, what Linus is saying here is
"Only a Sith deals in absolutes"
Re:Not About To Be Baited (Score:5, Funny)
Look at Linux's vast array of scheduling algorithms. See how Linux's capabilities thrash Sun's pathetic security model into the ground. Checkout the triangles/sec and blit rate in Quake2.
OK?
Re:Since when is debating with "bigots" a good ide (Score:4, Funny)
Some of my favorate Instults.
"Tie Wearing Sheeple." (Although I only wear a tie like once ever 3 months or so)
"poorly argued rant simply demonstrate that you are a close minded jerk of lower than average intelligence that no amount of college could help." (Ohhh good comeback, If my argument was so poorly argued why didn't he just give reasons.)
"Windows loving fananic" (although I normally run Linux, Solaris or OS X)
If they were just a little bit more moderated they would live happier lives. Because every other thing out there that could be more popular then their choice wont make then annoyed. I know I use to be an Open Source Zealot then I relized ill just be happier if I wasn't
Re:Not About To Be Baited (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not About To Be Baited (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The gist of Linus's reply (Score:3, Funny)
Well, you have to admit... emacs is a much better operating system...
Summary of Interview (Score:5, Funny)
A: I don't know, man. It depends what you mean by "better."
Q: Okay, then, why is it BSD used to be better?
A: Was it? I was busy not noticing.
Q: So you prefer Linux?
A: Um. Yes. Are you an idiot?
Q: Why do you think BSD and Linux are two different operating systems?
A: Probably because they start at different places in the alphabet. Are we done here? (points) Hey, look, there's Tanenbaum! Go ask him why writing a Unix kernel from scratch is impossible!
Q: Thank you for your time. Tune in Wednesday as we ask the BSD leaders why they insist on using one-button mice.
But Linus is a bigot! (Score:4, Funny)
I often find black-and-white people a bit stupid, truth be told.
See! See?!
Re:Since when is debating with "bigots" a good ide (Score:1, Funny)
You're a bigot against bigots.
Re:Short Summary (Score:1, Funny)
Is that the reply you were expecting?
Re:In short: (Score:3, Funny)
Had you RTFA, you would have noticed that the good at everything vs great at one thing distinction is the only difference between Linux and BSD that Linus points out. If your server is going to do a little bit of everything -- use Linux; if you want a good firewall and nothing else -- use OpenBSD; if you want to manage the software on 200 Windows PCs -- use Windows Server and AD; if you are a journalist or a small child -- use OSX.
Re:Linux or BSD? I don't care... (Score:3, Funny)
Finally I understand what this Chainloader thingie in grub.conf is for!
Re:Linux or BSD? I don't care... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Not About To Be Baited (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Linux or BSD? I don't care... (Score:4, Funny)