Comment well, Mr. De Raadt, do something about it (Score 1) 1314
Yes, Linux has plenty of problems. Unfortunately, the alternatives (*BSD, Windows XP, Mac OS X, etc.) suffer from pretty much the same problems: big, monolithic kernels, use of a cumbersome and unsafe systems programming language, server code rife with security problems and buffer overflows, decades of legacy code everywhere, etc.
So, to me, all the UNIX-like systems (Linux, *BSD, etc.) are pretty much interchangeable. But because Linux+GNU+X11 has the most widespread adoption, the most software available for it, the best distributions, and the most drivers, I stick with it.
If Mr. De Raadt wants to do something about it, he should start a new operating system project from scratch, rather than tinkering with BSD.
So, to me, all the UNIX-like systems (Linux, *BSD, etc.) are pretty much interchangeable. But because Linux+GNU+X11 has the most widespread adoption, the most software available for it, the best distributions, and the most drivers, I stick with it.
If Mr. De Raadt wants to do something about it, he should start a new operating system project from scratch, rather than tinkering with BSD.
