“… the projects that have benefitted the most from Linux’s
popularity, if somewhat jealously, are unquestionably the
outgrowths of the Unix BSD project.”
“While BSD has been around for almost the entire lifespan of
Unix, Linux has seemingly come from out of nowhere to steal the
free software spotlight. But BSD and its many users have certainly
not gone away. In fact, at the recent Linux Business Expo, BSD’s
most popular release, FreeBSD, had a prominent place on the show
floor. It was doing a brisk business…”
“… the reasons why one would switch to FreeBSD from Linux
still aren’t totally clear to me.”
“… the oft-mentioned technical superiority of FreeBSD over
Linux is still a murky issue, and I will be glad to review and
publicize any hard evidence that I can get my hands on. What I do
know is that FreeBSD is rock-solid in powering high-volume Web
servers or mail servers — but Linux is also proving its mettle in
such situations.”