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 Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: The Linux kernel vs the BSD kernel |
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Hi!
I'm new to Gentoo and an experienced noob in Linux (Debian) and I'm currently occupied with installing Gentoo 2007 AMD64 the manual way. When I read the handbook i saw that using the BSD kernel is an option. But what is the weaknesses and strength's with the BSD kernel? And is it worth a try? found some articles on Linux vs BSD kernel on some odd web pages, but they favored either the Linux or the BSD kernels so I did not get an objective answer. (and the fact that they where from 2000 also makes it questionable)
Anybody got anything to say bout this? I'm not expecting you to write page up and down. But a comment would be nice =)
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SiberianSniper
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| In general the BSD kernel is considered more stable/secure, but the Linux kernel is more responsive and supports a lot more hardware. So for a desktop, the Linux kernel generally wins out. Plus, as far as I know, Gentoo+BSD still isn't well-supported yet, so I'd recommend using the Linux kernel if you are using Gentoo. If you want to check out BSD, try FreeBSD. |
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davidgurvich
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In FreeBSD the base system goes along with the kernel. In Gentoo the base system may change substantially with a particular kernel. Just recall recent portage, binutils, and udev updates to realize what that may mean.
FreeBSD has much longer cycles where the ABI stays the same. In addition, there are compat packages that will allow binaries from previous versions to be used. If you've ever had to recompile Openoffice, that is something you will appreciate.
You may conclude that I am pro FreeBSD from the above, yet I run Gentoo or Debian on my machines and not FreeBSD. I've had issues with hardware using FreeBSD where Gentoo has little or no problems. Until v.6 SMP systems were not well supported, for example. It's the same reason I don't run Solaris on my x86 boxes, generic hardware runs well with Linux. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:13 am Post subject: |
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Thank you both for good answers. Looks like I'll stick to the Linux kernel.
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