>Watching the mailing list, it -seems- like BSDs are more prevalent on the >soekris platforms then Linux. I've only ever used Linux ( a custom >Buildroot build and hand-rolled kernel ). I am NOT trying to troll, and I >know this is a technical mailing list, but I'm really curious why those that >chose BSDs chose them? Without being a BSD user, I'm hoping to get some >insight into what I don't know.
Well, _since_ you asked.... I'm a BSD user from waaay back; I cut my teeth on SunOS 4 in college, and I ran a actual BSD 4.3 system on a derelict VAX 11/750 just for the pure hell of it. I was around when 386BSD was forming, and for various reasons I ended up as a NetBSD user (which I will sadly admit puts me in a minority of a minority). So, there's reason one: familiarity. I use Linux for stuff at work, so I'm more familiar with it than I was back when I started being a 386BSD/NetBSD user. But I still use NetBSD on Soekris boxes. Why? Reason two: I like the code base better. Now I don't want to get into a technical flame war; let's just call it a matter of personal preference. I like how things are laid out; the kernel, especially, seems to be handled in a more logical manner, and I can find things easier. I do some work in the kernel, and I find it easier to do things "the BSD way". I can attribute some of this to perhaps familiarly, but my day job has had me doing a lot of stuff in the Linux kernel as of late, and ... well, I still prefer a BSD-style kernel. I'm not saying that there aren't technical advantages to Linux, but I'm talking about something I can't quite quantify. It just seems ... cleaner to me. I fully admit that this is just my opinion, and certainly others have differing opinions that are equally valid. I hope no one takes this as a slam against Linux; no doubt part of my opinions are shaped by my history. --Ken _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
