19 Jan
2010
19 Jan
'10
7:45 p.m.
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
At home, I mostly use NetBSD. I understand that some people don't like
using any OS that isn't "ubiquitous", but it's a lot less of a mess than
Linux, and I do have the source.
I use NetBSD at work too, primarily because it's much easier to track
the CERT advisories for it. Most Linux distributions have many per day.
I'd have to document that I'm not actually using the default-installed
software that's referenced in the advisories. The paperwork would be
very time-consuming.
Why do I
continue to deploy AIX over Linux? Because Linux is a mess.
And the reason I continue to use Linux (Debian to be specific, I have
issues with RHEL and SuSE, and would easily agree that they're "a mess"
and poorly laid out), is that "I have the source", and I understand how
it's laid out. Yes, I've found kernel bugs and even fixed one
myself (though Dave
Miller reworked / rewrote my patch). I've done the same with user-land
stuff as well.
Some of my code is in the Linux kernel too, but I still consider it too
messy for me.
Peace... Sridhar