▲ 141 ▼ Let's Try BSD, Part 1 of 7: Introduction (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFlyBSD) (lowendbox.com) submitted 2 years ago by jaypatelani@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] poki@discuss.online 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) But BSDs and Linux are very similar in design philosophy and are dependent on each other. Interesting. Would you mind elaborating on the bold parts? Thank you in advance :D ! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] balder1993@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago I think when it comes to tooling, some Linux tools are actually BSD software that works because of POSIX compliance. An example is OpenSSH. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaypatelani@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sorry for my wording. What I meant was While BSD and Linux are not dependent on each other, they do share a common Unix heritage and have influenced each other over the years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] poki@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago That makes a lot more sense. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent [–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* Frequently software developed for one is commonly used on the other, such as openssh, iirc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] balder1993@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago I think when it comes to tooling, some Linux tools are actually BSD software that works because of POSIX compliance. An example is OpenSSH. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaypatelani@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sorry for my wording. What I meant was While BSD and Linux are not dependent on each other, they do share a common Unix heritage and have influenced each other over the years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] poki@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago That makes a lot more sense. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent [–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* Frequently software developed for one is commonly used on the other, such as openssh, iirc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] poki@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago That makes a lot more sense. Thank you for clarifying! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* Frequently software developed for one is commonly used on the other, such as openssh, iirc. permalink fedilink source parent