[Info-vax] BSDs vs Linux (was Re: New CEO of VMS Software)

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-01-15, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at nz.invalid> wrote:
> On 15 Jan 2024 20:20:52 -0000, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
>> The Linux distros all have the same kernel.  The BSD variants do not.
>
> Why can?t they agree on a common kernel project? Why do they have to 
> diverge so much?
>
> An example of the problems this causes is the WireGuard saga.
>
>> 80% or maybe even 90% of what is in the Linux kernel is stuff that I
>> have no need for.  Why should I have it on my machine?
>
> You don?t have to have anything in the kernel you don?t want. Just build 
> your own, and choose from the vast menu of options for what to include and 
> what to leave out.
>
> There are even distros that make this an integral part of their setup.

The problem with that is that you need to rebuild the kernel everytime
there is a kernel security update. Hopefully, at least some of that extra
functionality Scott is objecting to is in kernel modules that will never
be loaded if he doesn't select them during installation.

Simon.

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