On Mar 18, 2005, at 10:07 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
* Jason Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-03-18 10:00]:
I'm sorry if this has been discussed already, as I'm coming in a bit late to the discussion, but I'm wondering how the differences in these "commonalities" are going to be addressed. Other than pointing out that rc.conf in both OpenBSD and FreeBSD use equals-sign delimited fields, the similarities end there. This is but one example.
I think we all agree that the philosophies between BSD's are aligned nicely, but the devil is in the details. And isn't that what the certification is all about?
Yes, there has been a lot of discussion on the commonalities and difference among the BSDs.
Do you see enough commonality to create a basic level test? Or do you see the differences as being too significant?
Ironically, while much of the internal code is shared, the userland interfaces are often very different. I think a basic level test could introduce students to the functionality of the tasks/files/etc, while underlining the differences between each BSD. Fortunately, advanced topics such as PF are now shared between platform, using the same userland interface. But the basic configuration and init scripts (and location) are very different, particularly between FreeBSD/NetBSD and OpenBSD.
Funny how the training gets easier as the topics become more advanced, eh? ;-)
-- Jason Dixon DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net
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