[Info-vax] New CEO of VMS Software

[Dan Cross]

In article <uo4434$s9h$1 at panix2.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
>Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo at nz.invalid> wrote:
>>On 15 Jan 2024 16:39:52 -0000, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>> In article <uo2h17$qsie$3 at dont-email.me>,
>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo at nz.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Linux is able to manage diversity without fragmentation. Why not the
>>>>BSDs?
>>> 
>>> Because the BSD community is fine with fragmentation.
>>
>>Think of it this way: there are maybe half a dozen BSD variants still in 
>>active development. There are something like 50× that number of Linux 
>>distros similarly under active development. Yet it is easier to move 
>>between Linux distros than it is to move between BSD variants.
>
>Yes.  This is fine.  The Linux distros all have the same kernel.  The BSD
>variants do not.

At the risk of feeding the troll, one should note that moving
the vast majority of softare between BSD variants is actually
very easy.  It's really little different than moving between
Linux variants; certainly easier than this troll is making it
out to be.

	- Dan C.