While Linux is busy developing a 'kernel-based static http server' the BSD developers are ensuring a perfect blend between new features (as demanded by the market) and stability.
As I've said, I don't think there's much value in this sort of "my OS is better than your OS" discussion. Anything that I point out that Linux has been audacious enough to do alone is an easy target, but the bottom line is that BSD and Linux are both more stable, feature-rich and supported than any commercial OS that I've ever seen.
Linux is taking a bold step with khttpd, and perhaps it will turn out to be a mistake, or perhaps it will be succesful, and the BSDs will adopt it in order to maintain a competitive Web server position. Either way, we're watching the power of open source, and when journalists cite bogus comparisons like "In terms of sophistication, the BSD operating system is better than Linux", I just have to hang my head and sigh.
Re:Sophistication? (Score:2)
As I've said, I don't think there's much value in this sort of "my OS is better than your OS" discussion. Anything that I point out that Linux has been audacious enough to do alone is an easy target, but the bottom line is that BSD and Linux are both more stable, feature-rich and supported than any commercial OS that I've ever seen.
Linux is taking a bold step with khttpd, and perhaps it will turn out to be a mistake, or perhaps it will be succesful, and the BSDs will adopt it in order to maintain a competitive Web server position. Either way, we're watching the power of open source, and when journalists cite bogus comparisons like "In terms of sophistication, the BSD operating system is better than Linux", I just have to hang my head and sigh.