| Miles Bader 2005-04-07, 7:19 pm |
| Jacob Oost <zork@columbus.rr.com> writes:
quote:
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> Ah, I see the BSD propaganda has been sufficiently lodged into your head.
He's clearly thinking of windows anyway; I don't think I've _ever_ seen
a graphical installer for a linux DD -- in fact I don't think I've ever
seen a DD installer at all, as pretty much all linux DDs come packaged
with the kernel.
I think of the BSD vs. linux developer argument as being "Grumpy Bears
vs. Rabid Weasels": Historically BSD developers have been on average a
bit more clueful, but conservative, and far fewer in number; they would
move steadily and slowly using the techniques that had served well for
20 years running. Linux developers were much greater in number, and had
far greater energy and enthusiasm, but tended not to be as experienced.
So BSD development would approach the, er, victim and slowly but surely
crush him to death in a vise grip, and Linux developers would swarm over
him in a dizzy blur, rapidly stripping flesh from bone.
Of course this is changing with time; linux has in the last 5 years
received a _lot_ of attention from very, very clueful people. If you
read the linux-kernel mailing list, there's still a lingering taste of
the old rabid weasel days, but it's very clear how high the general
level of clue is (what's most amazing to me is the sheer number of
people posting regularly to that list who are about 500 times smarter
than I am :-/).
-Miles
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